Explosion on Israeli beach kills at least 15

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- An explosion on the beachfront in Tel Aviv late Friday killed 15 people and injured 35, at least six of them seriously, according to Israeli radio.

Radio reports said the explosion appeared to be the work of a suicide bomber. The attack took place at the Dolphinarium Beach, near Tel Aviv's hotel district, an area filled with cafes and restaurants.

The reports said the bomber apparently got into a line of people waiting to get into a discotheque on the beach.

A 20-year-old woman who gave her name only as Vered said, "We were right across the street. We heard a huge explosion, and we ran away."

Another witness told Israel Radio, "I saw people fly through the air. There were lots of wounded," The Associated Press reported.

The area was said to be crowded at the beginning of the weekend, as young people stayed out late in the warm temperatures.

There has been no confirmation of the attack from Israeli Army officials or the police.

The suicide bombing is one of many in recent weeks. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Friday's blast.

Sunday, a car bomb exploded in central Jerusalem in an area of discotheques and nightclubs called the Russian Compound. On May 18, a suicide bomber from the Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas set off a blast outside a shopping mall in the Israeli city of Netanya that killed him and five Israelis.

The Israeli government retaliated with F-16 fighter planes for that bombing with attacks against Palestinians, killing 18.