Jerusalem bombing targeted school kids

Friday, March 25, 2011 | Ryan Jones

It appears that the bus stop bombing that killed one person and wounded another 50 on Wednsday in downtown Jerusalem may have been targeting Israeli schoolchildren on their way home from the day’s studies.

The blast occurred at around 3 PM, the time that children and teens studying at downtown schools are typically passing through the Central Bus Station and nearby bus stop terminals.

Indeed, of the 11 victims who remain hospitalized, seven are aged 18 and younger. Another is a 19-year-old seminary student. Yet another is a father of four, whose wife is only months away from giving birth to their fifth child.

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