Israeli rescue service says bus explodes in Jerusalem

An Israeli police officer examines a burned bus in Jerusalem, Monday, April 18, 2016. A bus exploded in the heart of Jerusalem Monday wounding at least 15 people who appeared to have been in an adjacent bus that was also damaged. The explosion raised fears of a return to the Palestinian suicide attacks that ravaged Israeli cities a decade ago. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) (The Associated Press)

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A burned bus is seen in Jerusalem, Monday, April 18, 2016. A bus exploded in the heart of Jerusalem Monday, wounding at least 15 people who appeared to have been in an adjacent bus that was also damaged. The explosion raised fears of a return to the Palestinian suicide attacks that ravaged Israeli cities a decade ago. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) (The Associated Press)

Israeli border police officers stand guard at the scene of a bus explosion in Jerusalem, Monday, April 18, 2016. The bus exploded in the heart of Jerusalem Monday, wounding more than a dozen people and raising fears of a return to the Palestinian suicide attacks that ravaged Israeli cities a decade ago. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) (The Associated Press)

JERUSALEM – Israeli rescue service says a bus has exploded in the heart of Jerusalem, wounding at least 10.

Monday's blast comes amid a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis, mostly stabbings, and immediately raises fears of a return to the regular suicide attacks that ravaged Israeli cities a decade ago.

Images show fire and large plumes of smoke billowing from the back of the bus.

The Magen David Adom rescue service says 10 people have been wounded, including two seriously. Police are calling it a terrorist attack.