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Suicide Bomber Kills Five on Israeli Bus Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up on Jerusalem Bus, Killing at Least Five People, Authorities Say
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM Aug. 19 — A suicide bomber blew himself up on a packed Jerusalem bus on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 40, authorities said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which also killed at least one child, police and paramedics said. However, the militant Islamic Jihad has said it would avenge the killing of a senior operative by Israeli troops last week.
The bombing threatened to derail a U.S.-backed peace plan, the "road map" to Palestinian statehood. Over the weekend, Israel and the Palestinians had agreed on the hand over of four West Bank towns to Palestinian control, but the deal is likely to be put on hold.
The blast went off shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday on a main thoroughfare in Jerusalem. The bus was packed with passengers.
Shocked survivors, including several crying children with blood-smeared faces, were led away from the scene. A paramedic cradled a little girl in his arms, and two others led away an older woman.
Paramedics treated wounded on the sidewalk, and body parts were strewn on the sidewalk.
The bus was badly damaged, with windows blown out.
There was no immediate comment by the Palestinian Authority. The explosion went off as Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas was meeting with Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip to persuade them to halt attacks on Israelis.
The militants had declared a unilateral three-month truce on June 29, but have said they would continue taking revenge for Israeli killings of their operatives.
photo credit and caption: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sits at his office during a meeting with members of the Ministerial Committee for the Non-Jewish sector in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003. Sharon also met early Tuesday with his defense minister and chief of staff to prepare a list of demands Israel plans to present to the Palestinians as conditions for a pullout from the West Bank towns of Qalqiliya and Jericho. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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