Security has been increased throughout Jerusalem in the wake of an April 18 bus bombing that injured 21 people.
“Extra police units and border police are patrolling public areas,” Israel Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told the Times of Israel.
According to the Jerusalem Post, the municipality said the bombing will not alter plans for the tens of thousands of Jewish visitors expected to visit the Old City for Passover, which begins at sundown, April 22.
Meanwhile, one victim in critical condition may be the bomber, according to Israeli media reports. The person lost multiple limbs in the explosion, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The reports have been neither confirmed nor denied by Israel Police and the Shin Bet security service, which are investigating the incident. Two other victims remain in serious condition.
Rosenfeld confirmed to the Times of Israel that police officers would question the wounded and did not rule out the possibility of potential suspects among them. “The investigation is looking to see how the explosive device was placed on the bus,” he said.
Police have placed a gag order on new details of the ongoing investigation.
The public bus was traveling in southern Jerusalem on April 18 when it exploded, engulfing the nearly empty vehicle in flames, and scorching an adjacent bus and nearby car. The victims had burns on their upper bodies, as well as wounds from nails and ball bearings packed into the explosive device.
