FOXNews.com: Terror Bombing of Israeli Tour Bus Kills At Least 7

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Terror Bombing of Israeli Tour Bus Kills At Least 7 Jul 18th 2012, 17:30 SOFIA, Bulgaria –  A bus carrying mostly Israeli youth in a Bulgaria exploded near an airport Wednesday, killing 7 people, according to local media reports, and wounding at least 20, police say. Witnesses told Israeli media that the huge blast occurred soon after someone boarded the vehicle. The incident took place in the Black Sea resort city of Burgas, some 250 miles east of the capital, Sofia. Images shown on Israeli media showed smoke billowing from the scene. Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov told Haaretz that explosives were placed in the back of the bus.  The attack comes on the anniversary of a 1994 attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that killed 85 people. Just this morning, relatives of the victims implored the Argentine government to pressure Iran to turn over seven suspects accused in that attack. Bulgaria, an eastern European nation, is a popular tourist destination for Israelis. Although it was not yet certain what caused the blast, Israeli tourists have been targeted in attacks before before, namely in India, Thailand and Azerbaijan. Israel foe Iran is suspected of being behind these assaults. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Jonathan Rosenzweig said a flight from Tel Aviv had landed at a quarter to 5 p.m. and that the blast took place about 40 minutes later. "We don't know if it was a terror attack," said Paul Hirschson, another spokesman for the ministry. "We do know it was an explosion." The airport in Burgas was closed after the blast, Haaretz reports, citing Reuters. At least 10 fire trucks are battling flames from the explosion, police say. Witness Gal Malka told Israel's Channel 2 TV that she saw someone board the bus before it exploded. Officials said Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman had spoken with his Bulgarian counterpart and was being kept abreast of the developments. Click for more from Haaretz. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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