Israel Blames Iranian campaign of Terror as Bus Bomb Kills Tourists

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran last night for a bomb attack which killed at least seven people and wounded 32 when a bus carrying mainly young Israeli tourists blew up in a Bulgarian Black Sea resort.

As unconfirmed Israeli media reports said that seven had been killed. The airport at Burgas, a popular destination for Israeli holidaymakers, was closed down for civilian flights after the blast. It was not immediately clear whether it had been caused by a suicide bomber or a remotely detonated explosive device.

Most of the passengers aboard the bus were thought to be among around 150 Israelis who had arrived on a flight from Tel Aviv which had landed at the resort’s airport at about 4.45pm. The explosion was said by the Israeli Foreign Ministry to have happened around 40 minutes later as the bus –one of three or four conveying the Israeli tourists – was preparing to leave the airport.

One eye witness, Gal Malka who was slightly injured in the explosion, told Israel’s Channel 2 TV that she saw someone board the bus before it happened. “We were at the entrance of the bus and in a few seconds we heard a huge boom,” she said. The Bulgarian news agency Focus reported that an 11-year-old Israeli girl was among the wounded as well as two pregnant women.

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