British citizen behind suicide pub bombing, says Israel

THE man who carried out yesterday's suicide bombing at a Tel Aviv beachfront pub was a British citizen, as was an additional terrorist who managed to flee when his explosive device did not detonate, Israeli media reported last night.

The British man who managed to escape, after scuffling with bystanders at the pub, was named as Omar Khan Shariff.

Police are requesting the public's help in locating him, reported newspaper Haaretz.