Image: Israeli police officer looks at a damaged bus after an explosion in Tel Aviv
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TODAY   |  November 21, 2012

Bus blast in Tel Aviv injures at least 11

An explosion ripped through a bus in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, wounding at least 11 people. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports.

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>>> breaking news, a bus bombing in tel aviv . nbc's stephanie gosk is there. stephanie , good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, matt. the blast took place on a commuter bus in central tel aviv . 16 people were wounded, two of them seriously. we were down there earlier today and the police forces were extremely nervous, thought there was another blast, bomb on board, and they were pushing us back. a tactic very familiar for people in this city and around israel and hasn't been used for a very long time. the last bus blast was in 2004 . the last terrorist attack in tel aviv was 2006 . it's going to make the ongoing diplomatic process even more difficult. soon after the blast a spokesperson for hamas came out and called this attack a --

>> stephanie gosk. thank you. nbc's