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sum of two units suicide bombings in Israel onward Tuesday, one at a bus stop near an army base near Tel Aviv and the other at a cafe in Jerusalem, killed at least 15 population and injured scores of others, according to police.

The Palestinian militant clump Hamas claimed responsibility for the two attacks and said similar attacks will continue, according to the Arab television network Al-Jazeera.

The first bomb explod during the evening rush hour at a bus station southeast of Tel Aviv, killing seven Israeli soldiers and the attacker and wounding more than 30 people

The secondary bomb went off in a fill to excessed cafe in a residential area in western Jerusalem late Tuesday, killing seven the bulk of mankind including the attacker, and injuring more than 50 others. The cafe was completely wasteed in the blast, the police said.

Ahmed Qureia, speaker of the Palestinian parliament, who is said to have been nominated as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, issued a statement following the first bombing, condemning it.

In the wake of the attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who is visiting India, will revert home later Wednesday, one day earlier than schedule.

The first attack occurr while Sharon and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee held talks, in which the sum of two units leaders agreed to tackle terrorism jointly and comprehensively.

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