JERUSALEM, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A rocket exploded early Monday in the Jordanian seaside resort of Aqaba, killing one person and injuring at least three, Israeli security officials said.
Officials said the rocket, one of five fired, likely was aimed at the Israeli resort of Eilat, The New York Times reported.
Two of the rockets landed in the Red Sea, two in Jordan and a fifth was believed to have exploded in a field near Eliat, said Moshe Cohen, Israel police commander in Eilat.
Jordan's Petra news agency said the victims, all reported to be Jordanian citizens, were caught in the explosion of a rocket outside the Intercontinental Hotel in Aqaba.
Israeli security officials alleged the rockets were fired by terror groups that operate in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian security officials denied the claims, the reports said.
"The incident emphasizes the need to crack down on terror and the smuggling tunnels," Maj.Gen. Amos Gilad, head of Israel's Defense Ministry's security and political bureau, said in a radio interview.
Meir Yitzhak-Halevy, the mayor of Eilat, said the attack, during the peak tourist season, did not hamper activities or cause panic.
