Prostitutes die in Israel fire

Four prostitutes in Israel have died in a suspected arson attack, after fire engulfed their apartment in a southern suburb of Tel Aviv.

North of the city, another apartment suspected of being used as a brothel was also set ablaze, but no one was hurt.

Police say they assume there is a link between these two attacks and another two on suspected brothels in the Tel Aviv area last week.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service