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One Dead, Up to 22 Injured as Two Explosions Hit Jerusalem, Israeli Authorities Say

© AFP 2023 / MENAHEM KAHANAIsraeli security forces and medics gather in Jerusalem following an explosion at a bus stop which wounded at least seven people, two of them seriously, on November 23, 2022. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
Israeli security forces and medics gather in Jerusalem following an explosion at a bus stop which wounded at least seven people, two of them seriously, on November 23, 2022. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.11.2022
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According to Israeli media, the first blast occurred at the Central Bus Station, and the second one happened at Ramot Junction; medics suggest that at least two of those injured remain in serious or critical condition.
Israeli medics said that up to 22 people were wounded by Wednesday's twin explosions. Previously, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum stated on Twitter that the blasts injured 18 people. According to official data, one of the victims succumbed to wounds inflicted by the blast.
A clip purportedly showing the site of the first incident after the explosion is circulating online.
The second explosion was reported soon after the first one at Ramot Junction near the bus station; however, there is no information available about whether or not the incidents are connected.
According to reports, three Palestinians have been detained in connection with the explosions.
Authorities shut down traffic from the direction of Tel Aviv merging onto Road One, which is the main transport artery leading into Jerusalem. Police raised the alert level in the city, and Defense Minister Benny Gantz is holding an emergency meeting to address the blasts.
The blasts occurred amid another round of Israeli-Palestinian tensions in the region. Previously, Israeli troops have conducted raids in the West Bank, prompted by a spate of deadly attacks across the country.
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