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| Three dead in Israel suicide bomb | Three dead in Israel suicide bomb |
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| A suicide bomber attacked a bakery in the southern Israeli town of Eilat, killing three people, police said. | A suicide bomber attacked a bakery in the southern Israeli town of Eilat, killing three people, police said. |
| Witnesses speaking on Israeli radio said body parts were scattered throughout the building. | Witnesses speaking on Israeli radio said body parts were scattered throughout the building. |
| It would be the first such attack by Palestinian militants inside Israel since in April 2006. | It would be the first such attack by Palestinian militants inside Israel since in April 2006. |
| The Red Sea resort of Eilat is popular among Israelis and foreign tourists, having largely avoided violence by Palestinian militants. | The Red Sea resort of Eilat is popular among Israelis and foreign tourists, having largely avoided violence by Palestinian militants. |
| The building that was hit is located in a residential area in the town. Broken glass and baking equipment lay on the pavement outside. | |
| "Our assumption is that it's not one bomber, and there might be more bombers in Eilat right now," said Bruno Stein, Eilat's police commander. | "Our assumption is that it's not one bomber, and there might be more bombers in Eilat right now," said Bruno Stein, Eilat's police commander. |
| Three separate Palestinian militant groups have reportedly said they were behind the attack: Islamic Jihad, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and a previously unknown group calling itself the Army of Believers. | |
| A spokesman for Islamic Jihad told AP news agency that the attacker came from the West Bank, but gave no other details. | |
| The last suicide attack was at a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 10 people. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli forces in that time, mainly in the Gaza Strip. |