FOG BLOG WORLD NEWS LOG: JERUSALEM BOMB BLASTS, CANADIAN TEEN KILLED!

Jerusalem bombing: Officials condemn ‘terrorist attack’ after young Canadian killed Canadian officials condemned a “terrorist attack” in Jerusalem on Wednesday after a young Canadian was killed in a series of explosions.

Two blasts went off near bus stops in the city at the height of morning rush hour, killing the Canadian and injuring at least 18, officials said. The first explosion happened at a bus stop on the edge of Jerusalem, while the second went off about a half-hour later in Ramot, a settlement in the city’s north. The Associated Press reported that the victim was identified as Aryeh Shechopek, a Canadian-Israeli teenager who was heading to a Jewish seminary when the blast went off. Canada’s ambassador to Israel, Lisa Stadelbauer, also confirmed the death on Twitter. There were conflicting reports over Shechopek’s exact age.