At least three people have been killed in an explosion on a tourist bus in Egypt’s Sinai region near the Israeli border, reports have said.
Israeli police told Reuters news agency that they heard an explosion from the Egyptian side of the Taba border crossing on Sunday. The blast took place after the bus entered Egypt from Israel, Reuters said.
The AP news agency said three Korean tourists were killed.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. Reuters reported 14 people were wounded.
Taba is a Red Sea resort area popular with Israeli and other foreign tourists. The area has been the scene of attacks before, most notably in 2004 when the Taba Hilton hotel was bombed, leaving 34 people dead – mostly Egyptians and Israelis.
Sinai has been rocked by several attacks since the removal of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi last July. Groups have also claimed to have carried out attacks in Cairo and other cities.
More details soon.