Return to normalcy at Beersheba bus station

Pictures broadcast on Israeli TV from the Beersheba bus station show the terminal has mostly returned to normal the day after an attack, with soldiers and others running to catch buses, people eating at restaurants, and only the bullet holes in walls and increased security presence hinting at the tragedy there a day before.

Police are apparently still investigating how the terrorist managed to enter the bus station with a gun and knife without being stopped by security.

In Jerusalem, police have reportedly reintroduced metal detectors and x-ray machines for bags in the wake of the attack. The security checks at the busy station were removed several years ago after complaints over the large crowds which congregated while trying to get in, which created an easier terrorist target.

The area around the Jerusalem bus station has been the site of two stabbing attacks over the last two weeks.