JERUSALEM, Palestine
\nAt least one person was killed and 12 others injured in two separate explosions that rocked Jerusalem city, according to Israeli officials.
\nIsraeli police said that the incidents on Wednesday morning are suspected of being Palestinian attacks.
\nThe explosions came hours after a 16-year-old Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to Palestinian officials.
\nThe first explosion took place at about 7am (04:00 GMT) near an Israeli bus station along a highway on the western entrance into Jerusalem that is usually packed with commuters.
\nSeven people were injured in the first explosion, according to medics, with at least two in a serious condition.
\nThe second explosion, which officials described as \u201ccontrolled,\u201d took place less than half an hour later at the Ramot junction, in northern Jerusalem. Officials said five people were lightly injured from shrapnel.
\nReporting from Ramot, Al Jazeera\u2019s Alan Fisher said police believe the first incident was caused by \u201cexplosives packed inside a bicycle left at a bus stop\u201d.
\nBoth explosions are believed to have been activated from a distance.
\nIsraeli authorities have shut down major roads and set up checkpoints in the eastern and western parts of Jerusalem as they conduct an investigation into the explosions and search for suspects.
\nBased on a decision by the defence minister, the Israeli army also announced the closure of two key checkpoints in the Jenin area \u2013 Jalameh and Salem.
\nThe Israeli police commissioner said the kind of attack that took place in Jerusalem \u201chas not been seen for years,\u201d and that authorities are searching for the assailants. He added that police are searching for more possible explosives in the city.
\nSurveillance camera footage from the first explosion was shared on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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