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Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov says explosives were placed in the trunk of the bus. The Bulgarian president, prime minister, and interior minister have rushed to the site of terror attack.Bulgarian police said they were investigating. They said they could not confirm how many casualities there were. At least 18 people were reportedly taken to nearby hospitals.
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An explosion on bus carrying Israeli tourists at the airport of the Black Sea city of Burgas killed up to seven people on Wednesday, Bulgarian media said.
Bulgaria’s Focus news agency quoting unofficial sources said three people were killed and Bulgarian national radio said many people were injured in the blast.
Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov says explosives were placed in the trunk of the bus. The Bulgarian president, prime minister, and interior minister have rushed to the site of terror attack.Bulgarian police said they were investigating. They said they could not confirm how many casualities there were. At least 18 people were reportedly taken to nearby hospitals.
Police said they could not confirm the nationalities of the victims or the cause of the blast.
An Israeli witness told Army Radio he believed the attack was caused by a suicide bomber. Haaretz reported that an Israeli who witnessed the event said that one of the buses that carried Israelis across terminals in the airport blew up and went up in flames.
Bulgarian national radio said many people were injured in the blast. Burgas airport was closed after the incident and flights were redirected to the airport of Varna, police said.
Israeli officials had previously said that Bulgaria, a popular holiday destination for Israeli tourists, was vulnerable to attack by Islamist militants who could infiltrate via nearby Turkey.
The attack came on the 18th anniversary of the fatal bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that killed 85 people and wounded hundreds.
A flight from Tel Aviv landed shortly before the explosion.
Rescue services from Israel were expected to fly immediately to Bulgaria to help with the rescue and recovery effort.
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W bułgarskim mieście Burgas nad Morzem Czarnym doszło do zamachu na autobus przewożący izraelskich turystów. Według informacji przekazanych przez bułgarskie MSW zginęło troje Izraelczyków, a ponad 20 zostało rannych.
Do eksplozji autobusu lub kilku pojazdów z turystami doszło w śordę około godz. 18 czasu miejscowego. Turyści jechali wtedy na lotnisko. Bułgarska policja wszczęła już śledztwo w tej sprawie.
- Mogę jedynie potwierdzić, że na lotnisku doszło do wybuchu - powiedziała rzecznik ministerstwa spraw wewnętrznych Bułgarii Wenja Wulkowa. Bułgarskie radio podało, że w wyniku eksplozji mogło dojść nawet do uszkodzenia trzech autobusów z izraelskimi turystami.
Izrael ostrzegał Bułgarię o zagrożeniu atakami terrorystycznymi ze strony Hezbollahu - pisze "Jewish Chronicle". Burgas to ulubione miejsce wypoczynku turystów z Izraela - podają izraelskie media.
Lotnisko w Burgas zostało zamknięte. Samoloty kierowane są do Warny.
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