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Terrorists destroyed three buses in Israel on Thursday, but there apparently were no casualties because the bomb timers were set to go off when no one was aboard.
A report from the Daily Mail said footage showed smoke rising into the sky while the vehicles burned.
Israeli officials labeled the episode a "suspected terror attack" that happened about 9 p.m. local time.
They said bombs also were found on other buses, and they were searching for suspects.
A defense official explained the timers on the bombs that exploded were set for 9 p.m., instead of 9 a.m., when "hundreds" of people could have been aboard.
A spokesman said: "These are identical explosive devices with a timer. Three have detonated, and two additional ones have been located and are currently being neutralized."
The report said a branch of Hamas reportedly has 'hinted" at responsibility.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately called for a security meeting to review the attack.
Images from the scene showed smoke into the sky, and only the skeleton of the buses remaining.
Local media was confirming that Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev stopped all buses, trains, and light rail trains in order to check for possible explosive devices.
And Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed the IDF has been instructed the increase its counterterrorism work.
"We will hunt down the terrorists to the bitter end and destroy the terror infrastructure in the camps used as frontline posts of the Iranian evil axis," one official warned.
