Devices in two other buses in Bam Yat failed to explode, and a large number of police officers are at the scenes, searching for suspects”, the city’s police force said.
Following the explosions, Israel’s Transport Minister Miri Regev pausedall buses, trains and light rail trains in the country in order for checks for explosive devices could be carried out, according to local media.
Police believe the incident was a terrorist attack. (Photo: REUTERS/Nir Elias)
Footage on social media shows one bus on fire in a parking lot, as plume of smoke rising above it.
“Our forces are still scouring the area,” adding that the public must be on alert for “every suspected bag or object”.
Local media reported one of the devices weighed 5kg and carried a message saying “Revenge from Tulkarem” – in reference to a recent Israeli military counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank.
The city’s mayor, Tzvika Brot, said it was a miracle no one was hurt. The buses had been parked after finishing their routes, he said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he was receiving updates from his military secretary and following the events. The Shin Bet internal security agency was taking over the investigation, police said.
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Read MoreSargrof said the explosives used Thursday matched explosives used in the West Bank, but he declined to elaborate.
After the buses were targeted, a group identifying itself as a branch of Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades, from the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, posted on the messaging app Telegram: “We will never forget to take vengeance for our martyrs as long as the occupation is on our lands.”
Tzvika Brot, the mayor of Bat Yam, urged residents to stick with their routines but also stay vigilant, telling Channel 13 TV that schools will be open Friday and public transport will be operating.
Additional reporting by AP.
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