Israelis flee Egypt as bombs claim 28

BOMBS killed at least 28 people in Egyptian Red Sea resorts packed with Israeli tourists, buried dozens more and sent thousands fleeing home over the border. Israel said it suspected al-Qaida involvement.

The toll looked certain to rise on Friday. Israeli officials said 30 people were missing and their bodies were thought to lie in the rubble of the Taba Hilton, on Egypt's border with Israel, after a car bomb sheared off a 10-storey wing of the hotel.

The attack was followed by blasts at two backpacker beaches further south on the Sinai Peninsula, crowded with Israelis vacationing during a week-long Jewish holiday despite official warnings they might be targeted by Islamic militants.