Update: Sinai tourist bus hit by missile in Egypt's Taba, at least 2 South Korean tourists dead , 30 passengers on board.

BREAKING: Sinai tourist bus explodes in Egypt's Taba, at least 3 dead. HT: Al ahram.

A tourist bus explodes in Taba, Sinai on Sunday afternoon, reported Egypt state TV. Security sources say at least three were killed in the blast.

Al-Ahram's Arabic site reported that 30 tourists of different nationalities were on the bus when it exploded. Three Korean tourist were reported killed and others hurt.

Egyptian security officials said the bus was carrying 33 South Korean tourists and had arrived at Taba from the ancient Greek Orthodox St. Catherine's monastery in central Sinai.

Official death and injury tolls are yet to be revealed.More here from Ynet news.

Update:  At least 2 South Korean tourists were killed and 20 others wounded in an explosion on a tourist bus in Egypt's Sinai near the Israeli border, Egyptian military and police said. 13 others wounded

The Ansar Bait al-Maqdis terrorist group reportedly took responsibility for the blast

2th update:

Two of the victims were South Korean tourists, and the third one was an Egyptian bus driver, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said.

 Update3:

Egyptian officials: Bus blast victims being treated in Israel


Update4: Three Korean tourists and Egyptian bus driver confirmed dead in attack on bus in Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Taba More here.