Monday, April 24, 2006

Tour of Egypt - Bad Idea

They get hit A lot.

Chronology of tourist focused terrorist attacks in Egypt.
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Oct. 21, 1992 -- Militants ambush tourist bus, killing a British woman and wounding two British men.

Feb. 26, 1993 -- Bomb in Cairo coffee shop kills a Turk, a Swede and an Egyptian and wounds 20.

June 8 -- Bomb near tour bus on Pyramids Road in Cairo, kills two Egyptians and wounds 22, including five Britons.

Oct. 27 -- A man described as mentally disturbed shoots dead two Americans, one French and an Italian at a Cairo hotel.

March 4, 1994 -- Gunmen fire at Nile cruiser in southern Egypt, killing a German woman tourist.

Aug. 26 -- Gunmen attack a tourist bus in southern Egypt, killing a Spanish boy.

Sept. 27 -- Gun attack in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada kills two Egyptians and two German tourists.

Oct. 23 -- Suspected Muslim militants kill British tourist and wound three in minibus attack.

April 18, 1996 -- Islamic militants shoot dead 18 Greek tourists they mistake for Israelis near the pyramids.

Sept. 18, 1997 -- Nine German tourists and their driver die in shooting and firebomb attack outside Egyptian Museum.

Nov. 17 -- Attackers kill 58 tourists and four Egyptians at an ancient temple near southern town of Luxor. Six gunmen and three police also die.

Oct. 7, 2004 - Bombings at the Taba Hilton hotel on Egypt's border with Israel and two beaches further south kill 34 people.

April 7, 2005 - An attack in a Cairo bazaar kills an American, two French and the suspected suicide bomber.

April 30 - A suicide bomber wounds seven, including two Israelis, an Italian and a Swede, near the Egyptian museum.

July 23 - Two car bombs and a suitcase bomb rip through hotels and shopping areas in Sharm el-Sheikh, killing at least 64 and wounding more than 200, including some foreigners.

April 24, 2006 - Three bomb blasts in the Red Sea resort of Dahab kill at least 23 people and wound scores

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