Suicide bomber kills 20 in Jerusalem bus blast

A SUICIDE bomber blew up a bus packed with Jews returning from the Western Wall last night, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100 in one of the deadliest bombings in the past three years of fighting.

The militant Islamic Jihad group claimed responsibility, in a call to the Lebanese TV station Al Manar.

The bombing threatened to derail the US-backed “road map” peace plan. In a first move, Israel froze talks initially set for tonight on the handover of four West Bank towns to Palestinian control.