The explosion was apparently an attempt to kill Zeev Rosenstein, considered one of the heads of organized crime in Israel.
An explosion at a café on the corner of Allenby and Yehuda Halevy streets in central Tel Aviv has killed three people and injured about fifteen more.
The explosion appears to have been an attempt on the life of Zeev Rosenstein, considered one of the chiefs of organized crime in Israel. Rival criminal gangs have made attempts to kill Rosenstein before. He escaped today's explosion with minor injuries.
Heavy traffic jams are reported in the center of Tel Aviv, as police complete the evacuation of the dead and injured.
Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on December 11, 2003