Blasts In Egypt Kill At Least 88

(CBS/AP)  Egypt's president vowed on Saturday to hunt down terrorists who unleashed a rapid series of bombs in this Egyptian Red Sea resort, devastating a luxury hotel and a coffee shop and killing at least 88 people.

The early morning attacks, Egypt's deadliest terror hit ever, came just two days after the latest strikes in London and sent an already jittery world reeling again. At least 119 people were also wounded, Egypt's Interior Ministry said.

With an al Qaeda-linked group claiming responsibility, Egypt tightened security at other busy tourist sites like the Pyramids and Luxor, and the government and British tourist agencies sent large aircraft to the Sinai to fly home now-nervous tourists.

Rescue workers gave up the search for more dead or survivors at the Ghazala Gardens hotel, where a car bomb blast flattened the reception area. A few body parts were still being found, but emergency personnel said they did not expect major increases in the death toll.

Carol Flowers, a local hotel manager, told CBS News Correspondent Lou Miliano that the scene on the ground was horrific. Miliano reports that one witness heard as many as two dozen explosions.

Egyptian police detained at least 20 people, including local Bedouin tribesmen, for questioning but were not currently suspected of involvement in the blasts, said security officials speaking on condition of anonymity because of the investigation was ongoing. The men were detained near the scene of the bombings.

Pope Benedict XVI was among world political and religious leaders deploring the attacks, calling them "senseless acts." He appealed to terrorists to renounce violence.

The attacks appeared well coordinated. Two massive car bombs, possibly by suicide attackers, went off simultaneously at 1:15 a.m. just more than 2 miles apart.

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