‘Several dead’ in Israel attacks

18 August 2011 Last updated at 06:40 ET

The bus was attacked near the southern resort of Eilat

Several people have been killed in a series of attacks on vehicles in southern Israel, Israeli television stations report.

It began when gunmen fired at an Israeli bus which was travelling near the Egyptian border, wounding at least five people, Israeli sources said.

The bus was targeted north of the Israeli Red Sea resort city of Eilat.

Several gunmen ambushed the civilian bus, Israeli radio said. Security forces were in pursuit of the gunmen.

Shooting was later reported to have erupted near the where the passenger bus was first attacked.

The gunfire in the initial incident appeared to come from the Egyptian side of the border, and came shortly after an Egged bus left Eilat, heading north, security sources told the AFP news agency.

A vehicle carrying the gunmen seemed to have followed the bus, then two to three men jumped out and opened fire with automatic weapons, Israeli radio reported quoting Israeli officials.

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