A Palestinian bomber killed eight people on a crowded Jerusalem bus Sunday on the eve of World Court hearings into a controversial barrier Israel says will ensure its security against such attacks. Police said around 60 people were wounded in the blast, which turned the green number 14 bus into a charred skeleton at a busy intersection near the Inbal Hotel, where leaders of major U.S. Jewish organizations were meeting. The armed wing of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, part of President Yasser Arafat's Fatah claimed responsibility for the bombing and released a farewell video showing the bomber seated in front of the group's flag. In a statement it called the barrier "a Nazi wall which will not stop us attacking." It later issued a "clarification" denying involvement in the bombing, which it said only served Israeli propaganda interests. It did not explain why it had issued the earlier statement or the video. Arafat's office condemned the bombing and called the timing deliberate and harmful for the diplomatic campaign against the barrier. The top Palestinian security body vowed to bring those responsible to justice. The bomber struck during the morning rush hour at the start of the Israeli work week. Police said the bomb was packed with metal shards to make it more deadly. **Farewell Video *** Al-Aqsa named the bomber as Mohammed Zaal, a 23-year-old from Hussan village near the West Bank town of Bethlehem. It said the attack was a reaction to the barrier and to an Israeli raid that killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza City on February 11. In the farewell video, the bomber read a statement that warned Israelis "the more your army attacks our people, the more martyrdom operations there will be." Israeli troops sealed off Bethlehem after the attack. A Palestinian security official said soldiers arrested the bomber's wife, mother, father and four brothers. **PHOTO CAPTION*** A relative holds a picture of Palestinian bomber Mohammed Zaal in the village of Husan near the West Bank city of Bethlehem Feb. 22, 2004. (Mahfouz Abu Turk/Reuters)