The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Israeli police said both of the dead, a man and a woman, were Israeli Jews. Sources in the opposition National Religious Party identified the woman as the daughter of its leader, Yitzhak Levy. All of the injured were also identified as Israelis. The bombers had parked a stolen car on a side street and apparently detonated the bomb by remote control.
Police say the bombers escaped.
Israeli radio reported that a car bomb went off in a side street near the Mahane Yehuda outdoor market. One witness, who only gave his first name, Jon, said he heard a powerful blast. It Finally Happened' Israeli officials say there had been warnings about an attack. We knew this was coming. We expected them to attack some areas like markets and malls and it finally happened.