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Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/08/egypt.explosions.intl/index.html
Scores Killed as Car Bombs Rock Israeli Vacation Spots in Egypt's Sinai
(CNN-Ha'aretz-Yediot Ahronot-Hebrew) A powerful car bomb demolished the west side of the 400-room Hilton Hotel at Taba, an Egyptian Red Sea resort about 100 yards from the border with Israel. Two other car bombs exploded at the Red Sea camping area of Ras al Sultan and near Nuweiba. At least 31 people were killed, including 19 Israelis, and 160 were wounded. More than 30 Israelis are missing and some may be trapped beneath the rubble in the hotel. Israeli rescue teams were initially delayed by Egyptian border guards. The Israeli government had warned its citizens against traveling to Sinai due to the potential threat of terrorist attacks.