At least three Israelis were killed when a bomb exploded in a bus in northern Israel. At least six others were wounded, two critically, in the apparent terror attack on the bus, which was traveling from Hadera to Afula. Earlier in the day, Israel declared a state of alert along its border with the West Bank after receiving intelligence reports that terrorists were planning to carry out a bombing attack in the country’s center.
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