TEL AVIV, Israel -- An apparent suicide bombing in a crowded Tel Aviv open-air market Monday killed at least five people and seriously injured more than 30 others.
The explosion happened around 11 a.m. local time in the Carmel market. Medics and police told al-Jazeera they believed a Palestinian resistance fighter strapped with explosives was responsible, but that involvement of criminals had not been ruled out.
However, police told the BBC they had recovered a body thought to be that of the bomber.
Immediately after the blast, police blocked access to the market for fear of secondary explosions, and searched garbage bins for more explosives.
Israeli TV said the authorities were also searching for a car believed to be carrying a person involved in the attack.
Elsewhere, Islamic Jihad's military wing, Quds Brigades, said one of its militants was killed by Israeli troops early Monday while on his way to attack the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom in central Gaza.
A statement by the militant group said two other militants managed to escape after injuring a settler.
