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>> reporter: it was not a happy reminder. it was a site many israelis hoped they had seen the last of. emergency response vehicles raying to the location of a deadly explosion, near a bus in central jerusalem. medical personnel moving wounded patients from the scene. we grabbed our equipment, ran here and saw the situation. and we began to help three people that were in a bad state. one, in a very bad state. police investigators say a small bag with an explosive device was left near a roadside bus stop and exploded as passengers were getting on and off. for israelis, the images brought up pain...

Are telling us, some of them seriously injured, but now have all been transported to local hospitals. there have been no deaths confirmed at this time. >> apparently this bomb was planted at a bus stop and it went off as a bus passed by a phone booth and stopped to pick up people at the bus stop. we believe that most of the injured were standing at that bus stop waiting for that public bus to come by. >> yes. this is the first explosion, first attack of this nature in jerusalem since 2004, and as we speak to israeli officials, they say this had been a time when israelis had been feeling relati...

Dealing with rockets and mortars that get fired from gaza on a regular basis. but what the country hasn't seen is the sort of suicide attacks that took place for a number of years and what jerusalem has been known for. the mayor is right, there has been a period of economic growth here in israel, stability has weathered the global economic crisis better than most countries around the world, gdp growth is solid here. so this is a country and a city that has been doing very, very well. not to say that this ex ploes is going to go change that, but it certainly gives people pause. they're going to...

Rootroots of this cowardly person who performed this attack and we'll be back to normal soon. >> due to the fact he said jerusalem and israel had been relatively safe in recent times, had there been more security measures? >> no, security had always been pretty high. israel and jerusalem know how to deal with such situations, and the fact that this is a bomb placed and the terrorist escaped is proof that there is high security. i'm sure it will take a few weeks until we find the person responsible and bring him to trial as fast as we can. >> and mayor, the type of bomb, the type of explosive t...

Wonderful but that was before his trial and ultimate acquittal on child molestation charges. through all her hurt, physical and emotional, liz taylor will stand as one of hollywood's most giving and glamorous superstars. brooke anderson, cnn, los angeles. >> sad news. so many people loved elizabeth taylor. dead at the age of 79. we have managed to get more information on what's happening in jerusalem. it's pretty disturbing news. bomb going off in the bus station. it went off inside of a bus. hasn't been that kind of attack within israel and jerusalem for a lightning time. let's get right to...