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Loud explosions heard in Eilat | The Times of Israel.

( Heard nothing.  My son Zohar and I were riveted to an episode of “Elementary.” – JW )

No injuries reported; source of blasts unknown; Security forces dispatched to comb for rocket debris

A panoramic view of the southern Israeli city of Eilat. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Two explosions were heard near the southern resort city of Eilat shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday night.

There were no reports of injuries. Security forces were dispatched to the area to determine the source of the explosions.

It is not clear if the explosions were the result of missiles being lobbed at the city from the Sinai Peninsula.

Eilat, which sits on the Red Sea, is wedged between Jordan and Egypt. Islamist terrorists based in Sinai have shot missiles at the city several times in past years, though most land in the sea, or open areas.

In 2010, a Katyusha rocket shot from Sinai overshot the Israeli city and hit a taxi in the Jordanian resort town of Aqaba, killing the driver and wounding five more people.

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