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Source: http://europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/11/21/mideast/index.html
Palestinian Bomber Murders 11, Injures 50 on Jerusalem Bus
(CNN/Ha'aretz) - A Palestinian homicide bomber killed 11 people and injured 50 aboard a crowded Israeli commuter bus in Jerusalem on Thursday morning. Many school children were on the bus, officials said. Children's sandwiches and schoolbooks lay scattered in the street. The bomber came from Bethlehem, just south of Jerusalem. IDF troops had withdrawn from the town on August 19, as part of an attempt by former Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer to put in place a gradual truce, in exchange for a PA commitment to track down militants. Palestinian sources said that IDF tanks had reentered the city Thursday after the bombing.