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TIMELINE-Violent incidents against tourists in Egypt
23 Feb 2009 00:26:29 GMT
 Source: Reuters
Feb 22 (Reuters) - A bomb killed a French teenager and wounded at least 20 other people in a crowded square near a popular tourist bazaar in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday, officials said.

The blast was the first fatal attack on tourists in Egypt since bombs killed at least 23 people at an Egyptian resort in the Sinai peninsula in 2006.

Following is a timeline 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.

Oct. 27 - A man described as mentally disturbed shoots dead two Americans, one French national 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.

Sept. 22, 2008 - Masked gunmen kidnap 19 hostages, including 11 tourists on a safari in a remote desert area of Egypt near the Sudanese and Libyan border.

(Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)


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