In the second, much graver, incident, a truck packed with explosives plowed into the lobby of the Mombasa's Paradise Hotel, and its explosion caused a fire and many injuries. The number of deaths is reported at between 8-11, including three Israelis. Foreign Minister Netanyahu says that two children are among the Israeli dead. Some 15 Israelis are wounded. The Israeli-owned hotel is a popular resort for Israeli tourists.
The lobby was packed at the time with Israeli tourists who had just arrived in Mombasa and were checking into the hotel. An Israeli woman on the scene told Israel Radio that it took local emergency personnel over two hours to arrive on the scene to treat the wounded. Israel has dispatched a plane carrying emergency medical personnel to Kenya to treat the wounded, and Israeli hospitals are preparing to accept them. Tourism Minister Rabbi Yitzchak Levy has suspended all tourist flights from Israel to Kenya.
The lobby was packed at the time with Israeli tourists who had just arrived in Mombasa and were checking into the hotel. An Israeli woman on the scene told Israel Radio that it took local emergency personnel over two hours to arrive on the scene to treat the wounded. Israel has dispatched a plane carrying emergency medical personnel to Kenya to treat the wounded, and Israeli hospitals are preparing to accept them. Tourism Minister Rabbi Yitzchak Levy has suspended all tourist flights from Israel to Kenya.