20 casualties following explosion in Jerusalem

An explosion on a bus in Jerusalem today has led to 20 casualties, it is not clear if they were killed or injured, local media reported.

Smoke billowed from a burned-out bus on Derech Hebron, in southwest Jerusalem.

This is a developing story, please check back as further reports come in.

Update – 19/04/2016

Two of those injured were taken to hospital in a serious condition following the blast. A police statement said bomb disposal experts had determined that a device exploded in the back of the bus.The majority of those injured were on the bus at the time of the blast, while the others were passing in a car which caught fire. Some of the injuries were caused as a result of flying metal nails and nuts, an official from the Hadassah Medical Centre said.

Investigators were still trying to determine who planted the bomb, a police spokesman said.