At least 16 people were killed in a suicide bombing Wednesday afternoon in downtown Jerusalem. Dozens were injured in the huge blast on a bus on Jaffa Road near the Mahane Yehuda market. In response, Israeli helicopters attacked the Gaza Strip, killing at least four people.
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