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Bus stop in the center of jerusalem. dozens of people were injured in the explosion, labeled a terrorist attack by israeli police. the city is on high alert. the entrance to jerusalem has been closed. michael oren is israel's ambassador to the united states and joins me now. first of all, our condolences. this is the first bombing in a number of years. what do we know about it, and how does this change the equation? >> what we know, andrea, is that it's part of a series of attacks that have taken place over the course of this month. since last weekend, we have had about 80 rockets and mortar s...

Police report the blast was caused by an explosion device tied to i an telephone pole near a crowded bus station. minutes before the explosion, a shop owner noticed a suspicious bag near the bus station and called the police. but it was too late. at least 38 people were wound wounded in the snechbt, four in serious condition. it's confirmed that the 60-year-old woman that was seriously wounded and who later died in the hospital was a tourist. the blast took place at 3:00 in the afternoon when bus number 74 stopped at the bus station enroute from jerusalem city center to the neighborhood. eyewi...

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