The bombing was carried out by two suicide terrorists in northern Sinai, near Rafiach and the Gaza-Egypt border. Earlier reports that the blast lightly wounded Multinational Force soldiers from New Zealand and Norway, as well as two Egyptian policemen, were later negated by Egyptian authorities.
Shortly after the blast, the PA police force reported apprehending three terrorists near the Karni Crossing between Gaza and Israel.
The bombing came less than 48 hours after a triple attack Monday night that killed at least 24 people and injured 85 in the Dahab resort area. According to foreign press reports, twenty-one of those killed were Egyptians and three were foreigners. Three Israelis were injured.
The Multinational Force in the Sinai was established as part of Israel's withdrawal from the peninsula in 1981. It is funded by the US and staffed by soldiers from countries such as Canada, New Zealand, Norway and others.
Egyptian authorities said they identified two of the three Dahab suicide bombers as Bedouins from the northern Sinai. Cairo had originally said that the three blasts were caused by time bombs and not suicide bombers, a report later corrected.
Thirty suspects have been arrested so far, with Egyptian media reporting that area residents were behind the bombings. Foreign security experts said, however, that the killers were probably connected to Al Qaeda. Three of those arrested arrived the day before the attack and tried to leave immediately after the bombing in a car with counterfeit license plates.
Shortly after the blast, the PA police force reported apprehending three terrorists near the Karni Crossing between Gaza and Israel.
The bombing came less than 48 hours after a triple attack Monday night that killed at least 24 people and injured 85 in the Dahab resort area. According to foreign press reports, twenty-one of those killed were Egyptians and three were foreigners. Three Israelis were injured.
The Multinational Force in the Sinai was established as part of Israel's withdrawal from the peninsula in 1981. It is funded by the US and staffed by soldiers from countries such as Canada, New Zealand, Norway and others.
Egyptian authorities said they identified two of the three Dahab suicide bombers as Bedouins from the northern Sinai. Cairo had originally said that the three blasts were caused by time bombs and not suicide bombers, a report later corrected.
Thirty suspects have been arrested so far, with Egyptian media reporting that area residents were behind the bombings. Foreign security experts said, however, that the killers were probably connected to Al Qaeda. Three of those arrested arrived the day before the attack and tried to leave immediately after the bombing in a car with counterfeit license plates.