A massive blast occured at around noon Wednesday on bus line 142 on Shaul Hamelech Street - at the heart of Tel Aviv, near the Kirya military compound. Rescue forces reported of a mass casualty event.
Twenty-one people were injured; two people sustained moderate to serious injuries, while the rest were lightly wounded. Four people suffered shock.
An eye witness at the scene said: "I heard a boom and then saw a black cloud. Guys in the cab radio said 'A bus is dismantled.'"
Eye witnesses near the Kirya reported that the loudspeakers at the compound called all soldiers to take cover. Many police cars arrived at the area.
Yoni Yossef of ZAKA was one of the first people to arrive at the scene. "There were panic and chaos," he said; "People were lying outside the bus. Paramedics started to arrive. People aren’t used to this. It's taking us years back."
Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich arrived at the scene of the attack with Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino.
"Such a terror attack has great significance," Aharonovich said. "Hamas is a murderous organization that stands for the destruction of Israel. We have to strike all terror hubs."
Tomer Simon, an eye witness, recounted: "There was a horrible explosion; we were sure at first that it’s a hit on Tel Aviv and the sirens just didn’t go off. I opened my office window and saw the bus crushed."
Simon added: "I ran and tried to help those who were injured as much as I could. All the windows of the bus were smashed."
Source: Ynet
