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
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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