2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings

Terrorist attacks in Egypt July 2015 October 2015 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings The Ghazala Gardens hotel, one of the targets Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt A market and hotels 23 July 2005 01:15 am 01:20 am UTC+3 Suicide bombings terrorist attack 88 ~150 Abdullah Azzam Brigades The 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings were committed by Islamist group Abdullah Azzam Brigades on 23 July 2005 in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Eighty-eight people were killed by the three bombings, the majority of them Egyptians, and over 200 were injured, making the attack the deadliest terrorist action in the history of Egypt, until it was surpassed by the 2017 Sinai mosque attack. The attack took place on Egypt's Revolution Day, a public holiday, and was part of a strategy of damaging tourism in the country, a major part of the economy. After the attacks, many arrests took place, especially of the Bedouin in the Sinai, who allegedly aided the attack, and Egypt started erecting a separation barrier around the city, cutting it off from possible attacks and the nearby Bedouin community. he:מצרים בונה גדר ביטחון סביב שארם א-שייח Egypt is building a security fence around Sharm el-Sheikh http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/17/795192 2014-05-15 Walla! News News.walla.co.il he Background August 2020 Foreign tourists have been a common target of attacks in Egypt since the early 1990s. Militants have typically been motivated by a combination of Qutbism and opposition to the Mubarak government, and attacking foreigners including non-Muslims while hurting Egypt's tourist trade was seen as serving both goals. The most bloody attack prior to the Sharm El Sheikh attacks was the November 1997 Luxor massacre, in which 58 foreign tourists and four Egyptians were killed. The 2004 Sinai bombings killed 34 people in October in Taba, also on Sinai. In the April 2005 Cairo terrorist attacks three foreign tourists were killed. Unlike the October 2004 Taba attacks, the Sharm El Sheikh attack does not appear to have been directed in particular against Israelis, for whom Sharm is a popular destination. However, one Israeli Arab was killed and another was injured. Bombings The attacks took place in the early hours of the morning at the Red Sea resort, when many tourists and locals were still out at restaurants, cafés and bars. The first bombing took place at 1:15 am Egypt summer time (22:15 UTC) at the Old Market bazaar in downtown Sharm, killing 17 people, mostly Egyptians. The bomber had to abandon his truck bomb in the market because of a police roadblock. The second bomb was a truck bomb that was driven into the lobby of the Ghazala Gardens hotel, a 176-room four-star establishment in the Naama Bay area, a strip of beachfront hotels some 6 km from the town centre. About 45 people died in the blast. The final bomb was hidden in a suitcase and exploded outside the Moevenpick Hotel, killing six tourists. The blasts were powerful enough to shake windows miles away. Fire and smoke could be seen rising from the explosion sites.Staff 2005-07-23 Bombers kill 88 at Egyptian resort https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jul/23/alqaida.terrorism 2026-03-08 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Casualties + Deaths by nationalityCountryNumber Egypt 61 United Kingdomhttps://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/54e6de9e0c383719802572b9005141ed/11ed6d97f764afe6802572ab004bd8ad?OpenDocument Memorial Service to commemorate Britons killed in terrorist attacks abroad Wired 7 September 2006 11 Italy19 August 2017 Terrorismo, 43 gli italiani morti negli attentati dal 2003 Terrorism, 43 Italians killed in attacks since 2003 https://www.rainews.it/archivio-rainews/articoli/Terrorismo-42-gli-italiani-morti-negli-attentati-dal-2003-9cf59041-a6d1-412a-8b9e-49878886d01e.html Rai News Italian 6 Turkey 4 Germany 2 Czech Republic26 July 2005 Doma nesehnal práci, v Egyptě ho zabili He couldn't get a job at home, he was killed in Egypt https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/doma-nesehnal-praci-v-egypte-ho-zabili.A050725_215912_domaci_ad iDnes.cz Czech 1 United States 1 Kuwait 1 Israel 1Total 88 thumb|Sharm El Sheikh is located on the coast of the Red Sea, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. The official government toll a few days after the attacks was put at 64, but hospitals reported that 88 people had been killed. The majority of dead and injured were Egyptians. Among those killed were 11 Britons, two Germans, six Italians, four Turks, one Czech, one Israeli, and one American. Other casualties, dead and injured, included visitors from France, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, and Spain.2005-07-23 Death toll from Egypt blasts rises to 59 - TV http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/23/content_3256722.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061128204958/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/23/content_3256722.htm 28 November 2006 2014-05-15 News.xinhuanet.com Dr. François Boureau, a medical doctor from Paris, who was a pioneering expert in providing relief to chronic pain patients, also died on 23 July 2005 in the Sharm El Sheik area, presumably in these attacks.August 2020 Responsibility A group calling itself the Abdullah Azzam Brigades was the first to claim responsibility for the attacks. On a website the group stated that "holy warriors targeted the Ghazala Gardens hotel and the Old Market in Sharm El Sheikh" and claimed it has ties to al-Qaeda.Willacy Mark 25 July 2005 Police question dozens over Egypt bombings https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-07-25/police-question-dozens-over-egypt-bombings/2065592 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161028042048/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-07-25/police-question-dozens-over-egypt-bombings/2065592 28 October 2016 2014-05-15 Abc.net.au dmy-all The government said that the bombers were Bedouin militants from the same group that carried out the 2004 Sinai bombings in Taba.Williams Daniel 2 October 2005 Egypt Gets Tough in Sinai in Wake of Resort Attacks https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/01/AR2005100101293_pf.html 2014-05-15 Washingtonpost.com Arrested suspects claimed to have been motivated by the War in Iraq.Williams Daniel https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aAkahHyWCDoA&refer=germany Red Sea Resort Attacks Show Threat of 'Decentralized' Terrorism Bloomberg 8 October 2006 2014-05-15 See also 2006 Dahab bombings Suleiman Khater References External links Many dead in Egyptian resort blasts Toll climbs in Egyptian attacks Blasts kill 83 in Egyptian Red Sea resortJanuary 2025 medicmedic (Reuters) Scores die in Sharm El-Sheikh car bombs (Al-Ahram) Background Attacks on tourist targets in Egypt, 1992–2005 (Reuters) Egypt's grim catalogue of tourist attacks (Al Jazeera) Tentacles in Sinai The nexus of smuggling, Islamism, and terrorism. 27.8598 N 34.2824 E title Category:2005 murders in Egypt Category:21st-century mass murders in Egypt Category:2005 building bombings Category:Hotel bombings in Egypt Category:Attacks on tourists in Egypt 2005 bombings Category:Islamic terrorism in Egypt Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2005 Category:July 2005 crimes in Asia Category:July 2005 in Egypt Category:Czech people murdered abroad Category:German people murdered abroad Category:Italian people murdered abroad Category:Marketplace attacks in Asia Category:Massacres in 2005 Category:Massacres in Egypt Category:Murder in the Sinai Peninsula Category:Suicide bombings in 2005 Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Egypt Category:Terrorist incidents in Egypt in 2005 Category:Terrorist incidents in the Sinai Peninsula Category:Vehicle-ramming attacks in Egypt Category:Car and truck bombings in 2005 Category:British people murdered abroad Category:Egypt–Italy relations Category:Egypt–United Kingdom relations Category:2005 in international relations Category:2000s vehicle-ramming attacks Category:2005 road incidents Category:2000s road incidents in Asia