At Least 5 Die in Tel Aviv Suicide Blast.

The bomb blew the front off the restaurant and demolished walls, doors and furniture inside.

The owner of the restaurant, Gal Ganzman, his shirt covered with blood, said he was standing behind the bar when he heard the explosion. “I’m alive, I’m fine,” he said. “One of the waitresses lost an arm but she’s still alive. The boom was just outside the entrance. The security guard must have stopped him.”

A witness identified only by his first name, Gil, told Army Radio that a security guard at the restaurant prevented the bomber from entering.

A security guard tried to stop the murdering savage.

Israel radio reports that a suicide bomber attempted to enter Mike’s Place, a seafront coffee house near the US Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Intial reports state the security guard at the restaurant tried to wrestle the terrorist to the ground when the terrorist detonated his explosives.

Supt. Gil Kleiman, spokesperson of the Israel police, told the Jerusalem Post that the explosion was a powerful one which killed a number of people inside the restaurant.

An eyewitness at the scene told Israel radio that she saw people running out of the cafe with their clothes on fire.

Police, medical and fire emergency personnel are now arriving at the scene.

The wounded are being taken to Wolfson, Tel Hashomer and Ichlov Hospitals.