Timeline of attacks in Egypt

Last updated at 09:21 25 April 2006


Bombers have struck Egypt's Red Sea resort of Dahab killing at least 23 people, including foreign tourists.

Here is a chronology of some previous incidents of violence in Egypt involving foreign tourists:

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.

October 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.

August 26: Gunmen attack a tourist bus in southern Egypt, killing a Spanish boy.

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

October 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.

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

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

October 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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