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Canadian teen dead, at least 18 wounded after 2 Jerusalem bombings

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A Canadian teen has died and at least 18 people have been injured after two explosions near bus stops in Jerusalem.

The blasts happened during rush hour, with the first bomb going off near a bus stop that is often crowded with commuters. The second bomb went off half an hour later in Ramot, Jerusalem.

The 16-year-old Israeli-Canadian has been identified as Aryeh Schupak. The explosion went off while he was heading to a Jewish seminary.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered condolences to the victim’s family on Twitter.

The tension between Israel and Palestine are high amid Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.