Second death in double bomb attack at bus stops in Jerusalem A 16-year-old boy was killed at the scene and 18 others were hospitalized to hospitals
The death toll from the double bombing of bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday has risen, as an Israeli man who was hospitalized in critical condition succumbed to his injuries yesterday, Saturday.
Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased in a Twitter post, stressing that doctors did everything they could to keep him alive until the last hour.
The victim was seriously injured on Wednesday when bombs exploded at two bus stops on the outskirts of Jerusalem. One 16-year-old was killed at the scene and 18 others were taken to hospitals.
To date there has been no claim of responsibility for the double bombing, which Israeli authorities have attributed to a Palestinian extremist group.
Source: CNA
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