West Bank – The Islamic militant group Hamas is praising a Palestinian as a “martyr” for carrying out a bus bombing that injured about 20 people in Jerusalem this week.
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In an announcement on one of its websites, Hamas names the bomber as Abdel Hameed Abu Srour.
The statement says Srour was a member of Hamas, but stops short of claiming responsibility for the attack.
About 20 people were injured in the bombing, some seriously, including a teenage girl who suffered severe burns. A hospital spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday one man later died, but did not name him.
The blast came amid a seven-month wave of Palestinian attacks that has killed 28 Israelis and two Americans. At least 190 Palestinians, the majority said by Israel to be attackers, were killed in that time.