Blast Rocks Jerusalem, Several Casualties

16/04/2001| IslamWeb

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A suspected Palestinian Resistance bomber blew himself up in Jewish West Jerusalem on Tuesday, causing several casualties, police said.
No one has so far claimed responsibility for the blast which appears to have come in retaliation for on-going Israeli attacks against Resistance leaders. (Read photo caption below)

The blast occurred during the morning rush hour on central Niviim Street in downtown Jerusalem.

``A suspected bomber blew himself up and there are several casualties,'' a police spokesman said.
PHOTO CAPTION:
A Palestinian policeman, right, is hugged and congratulated on his lucky escape during an Israeli helicopter missile attack on a Palestinian security building in Dura, near the West Bank town of Hebron Monday, Sept. 3, 2001. The Israeli attack was in retaliation for four bombs that exploded in Jerusalem early Monday. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for all four explosions in retaliation for the assassination of their leader, Abu Ali, last week. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)