2004 Sinai bombings

Series of vehicle bombings in Egypt yes June 2020 2004 Sinai bombings 2004 Sinai bombings, October 2004. II.jpg Collapsed wing of Taba Hilton Hotel Taba and Nuweiba, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt 29 07 24.43 N 34 41 05.12 E dim:100_region:NO_type:event inline29 29 24.20 N 34 53 58.50 E dim:100_region:NO_type:event inline 250px 7pxHiltonTaba7pxRasal-Shitan 7 October 2004 car bombings 34 171 masterminded by Iyad Saleh and carried out by a Palestinian group presumably the Israeli–Palestinian conflict thumb|Israeli rescue team in the aftermath of the attack The 2004 Sinai bombings were three bomb attacks targeting tourist hotels in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on 7 October 2004. The attacks left 34 people dead and 171 injured. The bombings The explosions occurred on the night of 7 October, against the Hilton Taba and campsites used by Israelis in Ras al-Shitan Ras al-Shitan he ראס א-שטן. In the Taba attack, a truck drove into the lobby of the Taba Hilton and exploded, killing 31 people and wounding some 159 others. Ten floors of the hotel collapsed following the blast.2004-10-09 Death toll rises in Egypt blasts http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3728436.stm 2013-01-03 BBC News Some 50 km mi us south, at campsites at Ras al-Shitan, near Nuweiba, two more sites were targeted. A car parked in front of a restaurant at the Moon Island resort exploded, killing two Israelis and a Bedouin. Twelve were wounded. Another blast happened moments later, targeting the Baddiyah tourist camp, but no one was hurt, apparently because the bomber had been scared off by a guard and did not enter the crowded resort.Spiller Penny 2004-10-11 Taba attacks shatter Sinai tourism http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3732098.stm 3 January 2013 BBC News Of the 34 who were killed, 18 were Egyptians, 12 were from Israel, two from Italy, one from Russia, and one was an Israeli-American. The investigation According to the Egyptian government, the bombers were Palestinians who had tried to enter Israel to carry out attacks there but were unsuccessful. They claimed that the mastermind, Iyad Saleh, recruited Egyptians and Bedouins to find explosives to be used in the attacks. Beginning in March 2004, the bombers used washing machine timers, mobile phones and modified gas cylinders to build the bombs. They used TNT and old explosives found in the Sinai (as it was many times a war zone), which were purchased from Bedouins, to complete the bombs. 2005-04-02 'Sinai attackers failed to enter Israel' https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3066976,00.html 3 January 2014 Ynetnews Egypt has said that Saleh and one of his aides, Suleiman Ahmed Saleh Flayfil, died in the Hilton blast, apparently because their bomb timer had run out too fast.Wilson Scott 2004-10-26 Egypt Jails Five In Sinai Attacks https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60833-2004Oct25.html 2008-01-08 The Washington Post A17 0190-8286 Three Egyptians, Younes Mohammed Mahmoud, Osama al-Nakhlawi, and Mohammed Jaez Sabbah were sentenced to death in November 2006 for their roles in the blast.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR2006113000792.html Egyptian Court Condemns 3 Militants The Washington Post 30 November 2006 Egypt arrested up to 2,400 people following the attacks.23 February 2005 Mass arrests after Sinai bombs http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4287445.stm 3 January 2013 BBC News The initial investigations by the Israeli and Egyptian governments centered on al-Qaeda, with Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom saying "The type, the planning, the scope, the simultaneous attacks in a number of places, all this points to al-Qaeda".Osnos Evan 2004-11-09 Israel says Al Qaeda top suspect in bombings https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/10/09/israel-says-al-qaeda-top-suspect-in-bombings/ Chicago Tribune However, Egyptian Presidential Spokesman Majid `Abd al-Fatah later stated that there was no evidence linking the organisation to the attack, instead claiming it was the work of a lone wolf driven by "injustice, aggression and despair" over the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.Howeidy Amira 2004-11-03 Al-Ahram Weekly Al-Ahram Weekly Aftermath Israel had warned in September 2004 that there were planned bombings in the Sinai, but most Israelis did not heed those warnings and went on vacation there instead.2004-10-08 Security questions over Sinai attacks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3727812.stm 3 January 2013 BBC News Many Israelis left the Sinai after the bombings, along with some foreign tourists, but the effects on the country's tourism were not too severe.August 2017 Terrorists struck again in Cairo at tourists in April 2005, killing three and wounding several. Similar attacks took place in resorts in Sharm El Sheikh in July 2005 and in Dahab in 2006.Jailan Halawi Sects and politics Al Ahram Weekly 27 April – 3 May 2006 792 http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/792/eg3.htm 29 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130508032031/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/792/eg3.htm 8 May 2013 On 9 May 2006, Egyptian security forces shot dead Nasser Khamis el-Mallahi, leader of the militant group. The shootout took place in Al-Arish, where el-Mallahi and Abu Jarair are native.2006-05-06 Egypt bombings 'mastermind' killed http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/09/egypt.blasts/ 2023-03-20 CNN Editionhttps://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2006-05-09-voa37/317572.html Egyptian Police Kill Militant Blamed for Bombings Voice of America 31 October 2009 2023-03-20 See also April 2005 Cairo terrorist attacks 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings 2006 Dahab bombings Ras Burqa massacre References External links Blasts Hit 3 Egyptian Resorts Popular With Israelis – The New York Times, 8 October 2004 27 people killed in 3 bombings – The New York Times, 8 October 2004 Al-Qaeda suspected in attacks at resorts in Egypt – USA Today, 7 October 2004 Dozens killed in bomb blasts at Sinai resorts – The Guardian, 8 October 2004 Terror bombings hit Taba and Ras a-Satan in Sinai 7-Oct-2004 – Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Category:2004 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Egypt in 2004 Category:2004 murders in Egypt Category:2004 building bombings Category:Terrorist incidents attributed to Palestinian militant groups Category:Car and truck bombings in Egypt Category:Terrorist incidents in the Sinai Peninsula Category:Hotel bombings in Egypt Category:October 2004 in Egypt Category:Car and truck bombings in 2004 Category:South Sinai Governorate Category:21st-century mass murders in Egypt Category:Suicide bombings in 2004 Category:Attacks on tourists in Egypt Category:Egypt–Palestine relations Category:Israeli people murdered abroad Category:Sinai Peninsula in the Arab–Israeli conflict Category:Anti-Israeli sentiment in Egypt