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(09-18) 07:05 PDT JERUSALEM (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up at a bus stop in northern Israel, causing many casualties, police said.

The blast went off near the Israeli Arab town of Umm el-Fahm, police said.

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Explosion at Umm al Fahm Junction; several injured

By Amos Harel and Jalal Bana, Ha'aretz Correspondents and Agencies

Several people were reported injured Wednesday afternoon in an apparent suicide bombing near the Umm al Fahm junction in the Wadi Ara region.

Army Radio reported that the attack took place at a bus stop, and the bomber detonated himself after spotting several policeman. The radio added that the bomber walked up to a police car, exchanged several words with the policemen, and then exploded.

Avi Zohar, Director General of Magen David Adom said that three to four people had been wounded, two of them critically.

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A suicide bomber blew himself up...

DUH!