Suspicions abound bus blast fatality was bomber

A number of Israeli media sites are reporting that the man who succumbed to his wounds from the Jerusalem bus explosion was, or may have been, the bomber.

Police, however, remain mum on any developments in the investigation, as the case remains under gag order.

Meanwhile, some reports indicate Hamas sent out a condolence message identifying the fatality as a Palestinian man.

If a suicide bombing, it would be the first in Israel since 2008.

Israeli security forces and forensics technicians investigate the scene of a bus explosion in southern Jerusalem on April 18, 2016. (Thomas Coex/AFP)
Israeli security forces and forensics technicians investigate the scene of a bus explosion in southern Jerusalem on April 18, 2016. (Thomas Coex/AFP)

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