At least 7 dead in Hebrew University blast
Hamas says attack in retaliation for Israeli strike in GazaJERUSALEM (CNN) --At least seven people were killed Wednesday when an explosion ripped through a cafeteria at Hebrew University in East Jerusalem, hospital officials said.
Police called the blast a terrorist act, and Palestinian sources in Gaza said that the Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas was claiming responsibility for the explosion.Hamas said the bombing was in retaliation for last week's Israeli attack in Gaza that killed the commander of Hamas' military wing and 14 others, including nine children.
The U.S. State Department has designated Hamas as a terrorist organization. The group's military wing, Izzedine al Qassam, previously has admitted responsibility for terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians as well as attacks against the Israeli military.
The Palestinian Authority condemned the attack. "We have to stop the cycle of violence through a meaningful peace process," said chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat.
Police said the blast was most likely a bomb planted in a handbag left in the crowded cafeteria. Officials said they were not certain how the bomb was detonated.
Rescue officials said at least six people died at the scene. Another victim died after being taken to nearby Hadassah Hospital.
At least 80 people were believed to have been wounded, a number of them with critical injuries.
Ambulance services had a difficult time traversing the narrow streets on Mount Scopus where the campus is located.
The blast went off just before 2 p.m. when the cafeteria was packed with lunchtime diners. Broken tiles hung from the ceiling, and bits of lunches, broken glasses and twisted utensils were scattered on the floor.
Classes weren't in session, but students were taking exams at the university.
The United States denounced Wednesday's bombing.
"This is a horrific act of terror," White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said. "Campuses around the world are places of learning and should be places of peace. This terrorist attack underscores the need for the Palestinian people, the Palestinian leadership, to take action to halt terrorism so that peace has a chance in the Middle East.
"The president is still determined to focus on finding ways to achieve peace in the Middle East, but he condemns this attack in the strongest terms."
The explosion follows a suicide bombing Tuesday that killed a bomber and injured seven Israelis in central Jerusalem.
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