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The explosive device was put inside a bag. it went off, and all those standing in the area of the bus were, in fact, injured and have been treated in hospitals. since then we've actually heightened security in jerusalem to prevent any further attacks from taking place. the investigation is continuing and the site is being examined. >> mr. rosenfeld, what can you tell us about the investigation and its immediate focus? have you got any leads? >> we're working on two levels, on a personal level as well as an intelligence level. our units are continuing to work here in jerusalem. we're still look...

Investigation. police and the security forces are checking everything, and it's a security issue. >> you mentioned -- you say that officials and authorities in israel are used to dealing with this kind of thing. describe the kind of security that would be in place at a central bus station like that in central jerusalem. >> there is lots of intelligence, lots of security around the city and around the area. this is much more important. we need to make sure people open up their eyes and look for suspicious people or objects. this is the best way to deal with it. and second, this doesn't happen e...

Next to a public bus near the bus station. and as you can imagine there are hundreds of emergency responders, police, ambulance services, israeli military is on site. this happened on a very, very sort of congested main artery within jerusalem. it's the road that leads to the highway going to tel aviv. a lot of traffic here at this time. looking at the scene, it's not clear whether this explosion happened on the bus or not. it seems to have been from what i can tell somewhat limited in scope. this is not a bus that's destroyed in its entirety. it's the front window of the bus seems to have bee...

Undergone a lot of growth. even tomorrow, there is the jerusalem marathon that is scheduled to take place. no word at this point whether that would be canceled or not. i assume it wouldn't be. but certainly a lot of people that will be expressing fears about what this means going forward, reminding them of the past. >> kevin, we were talking to the mayor about security measures around bus stations like this. he says jerusalem has been pretty calm in the last several years, as he has alluded to, but the mayor make it sound like things have been quite relaxed. is that what i'm getting or do you ...

Very safe lately, and hopefully we will find the root of this coward person who created this terrorist attack and we'll bring him to trial and justice. >> as you say that israel and jerusalem have been relatively safe in recent times, had there been kind of a loosening of security measures? >> no, i think security is very high. always israel and jerusalem know how to deal with such situations, and the fact there was a bomb placed and the terrorist escaped is proof that security is generally high, and i'm sure it will just take a few weeks until we find the person responsible and bring him to t...