On 22 December 2013, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a pressure cooker bomb exploded on a public bus in Bat Yam, Israel. All casualties were averted because a few minutes earlier, a passenger on the bus had examined the contents of an unattended bag, and saw what looked like a bomb inside, which led all passengers and the driver to exit the vehicle. The bombing shattered or blew out all windows on the bus, and significantly damaged the interior. It was the first terrorist bombing in Israel since the November 21, 2012 bus bombing in Tel Aviv.