2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing

Bombing in Egypt November 2020 Khan el-Khalili bombing Souk Khan elKhalili.JPG A street scene in Khan el-Khalili Khan el-Khalili, Cairo, Egypt 22 February 2009 1 24 Unknown The 2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing was a terrorist attack that took place at 6:30 p.m. local time on 22 February 2009 in Khan el-Khalili, a souq in eastern Cairo, Egypt, killing a 17-year-old French teenager and injuring 24 other people.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/23/egypt.blast/ Cairo bombing not from known groups 23 February 2009 Cable News Network 24 February 2009 It was the first of the February 2009 Cairo terrorist attacks. Attack details The attack took place just after dark in front of a cafe crowded with people gathering to watch a televised football match. There were conflicting reports that the bomb was thrown from a balcony or from a motorcycle, but security officials reported that the bomb had exploded under a bench in a garden in the square. A second bomb failed to detonate and was defused. The bombs weighed 1.5 kg and contained nails and metal fragments.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7907655.stm 'Small cell' behind Cairo blast 24 February 2009 BBC News BBC 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090225101614/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7907655.stm 25 February 2009 live A 17-year-old French girl, who was among a group of 54 teenagers from Levallois-Perret near Paris, was killed. Seventeen French, one German and three Saudi tourists, as well as three Egyptians, were wounded.https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE51L23S20090222 French tourist killed, 20 wounded in Egypt attack Rasmussen Will 22 February 2009 Reuters 22 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090225054105/https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE51L23S20090222 25 February 2009 live Early reports suggest the explosive devices were "primitive". Responsibility According to security sources, there was no immediate claim of responsibility by any militant group, but three suspects had been taken into custody.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7905032.stm Suspects detained in Cairo blast 23 February 2009 BBC 23 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090224214954/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7905032.stm 24 February 2009 live Reactions Then French President Nicolas Sarkozy and then Prime Minister François Fillon condemned the attacks.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article5788519.ece French school trip targeted by deadly Cairo bomb Hider James Charles Bremner 23 February 2009 Times Online 23 February 2009 LondonSeptember 2024 medicmedic The attack has raised fear of the return of the Islamic militants groups to target Egypt's tourism industry.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt-bombing23-2009feb23,0,1257981.story Cairo bombing kills French tourist Fleishman Jeffrey Noha El-Hennawy 22 February 2009 Los Angeles Times 22 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090224132649/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt-bombing23-2009feb23%2C0%2C1257981.story 24 February 2009 live The attacks were also speculated to be linked to anger over Egypt's role in the Gaza conflict. The bombing caused concern for Cairo authorities, who saw the tourist industry devastated by bombings and shootings by Islamic militants in the 1990s. Hotels' revenues and occupancy rates fell resulting in the dismissal of workers.http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKLN69665220090224 Bomb attack adds to tourism woes in Egypt Shahine Alaa Sarah A. Topol 24 February 2009 Reuters 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090227154037/http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKLN69665220090224 27 February 2009 dead See also Over a dozen injured, one killed in bomb blast in Egypt 2004 Sinai bombings April 2005 Cairo terrorist attacks 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks 2006 Dahab bombings February 2009 Cairo terrorist attacks References 30 2 N 31 15 E source:nlwiki_region:EG_type:mountain title Category:Terrorist incidents in Egypt in 2009 Category:Building bombings in Egypt Category:2000s in Cairo Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Cairo Category:2009 murders in Egypt Category:Attacks on coffeehouses and cafés in Africa Category:2009 building bombings Category:Motorcycle bombings Category:Attacks on restaurants in Egypt Category:Restaurant bombings in Africa