Police: Jerusalem Bus Bomber Dead, Other Arrests Made
21 April, 2016 |
8 years ago
Jerusalem, 21 April, 2016 (TPS) -- The Hamas operative who exploded a bomb on a Jerusalem bus this week has died in an Israeli hospital, the Israeli police confirmed on Thursday, partially lifting a gag order on the investigation.
Abdel Hamid Abu Srour, a 19-year-old Hamas operative from the Palestinian town of Beit Jala near Bethlehem, detonated an explosive on the number 12 public bus in Jerusalem on Monday, injuring 20 people, one seriously. Abu Srour died of his wounds on Wednesday in Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
The Police and Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) conducted extensive raids in Bethlehem on Tuesday, arresting multiple Hamas activists who are suspected of helping Abu Srour plan and carry out the terror attack.
Further details of the investigation remain under a gag order.
