About 40 killed as bombs rock Israeli vacation spots

CNN ^ | Yoav Appel

[swilhelm73]

(CNN) -- Three bomb blasts late Thursday rocked Egyptian resorts where Israelis were vacationing during Jewish holidays, killing about 40 people and wounding more than 100.

The most powerful explosion ripped through the 400-room Hilton Hotel at Taba, a Red Sea resort just across Egypt's border with Israel.

One witness described the blast as the "gates of hell."

There has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks.

"The whole front of the hotel has collapsed. There are dozens of people on the floor, lots of blood. It is very tense," witness Yigal Vakni told Israel's Army Radio, according to The Associated Press. "I am standing outside of the hotel, the whole thing is burning and they have nothing to put it out with."

[Honestfreedom]

As a Jew and a strong supporter of Israel it pains me to say this, but the Israeli government warned the public that Egypt was dangerous. How stupid can people be? All of the technology and morality will not allow one to survive if they are totally devoid of common sense. The Israelis plan to vacate Gaza largely in the hope that Egypt will police it (which the Egyptians say they will not). You cannot keep tempting fate without eventually getting killed.