Suicide bomber 'resistant' buses being tested in Jerusalem

Jerusalem has become a testing ground for four armored buses designed to protect passengers from suicide bombers, officials said Wednesday. The new buses are equipped with bomb-resistant windows and doors,a turnstile that allows the driver to inspect the passengers as they get on the bus and a back door designed for exit only. The buses also have crowd control equipment for emergencies, said Ronit Eckstein, a spokeswoman for the Israel Military Industries, which developed the buses.No other information, such as additional security features, bus routes or cost would be made public for security reasons, she said.Between 2001 and 2004, 77 passengers were killed in six bombings aboard Jerusalem buses, carried out by Palestinian attackers who detonated explosives they were carrying after boarding the buses. The bloodiest was August 19, 2003, when 23 people were killed. In all, suicide bombers blew up 21 buses in Israel during that period, killing 208. The last bus bombing was in August 2004. Ora Saloman, a spokeswoman for the Transport Ministry said trial runs of the buses on Sunday, but she refused to elaborate on how they were being tested against bombers.She said four buses are on the roads in Jerusalem, and if successful, they would be offered for export.The special buses will be taken off the roads after the six week trials for further assessment, she said.
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