2006 Dahab bombings
2006 Dahab bombings | |
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Part of Terrorism in Egypt | |
Location | Dahab, Egypt |
Date | 24 April 2006 7:15 pm (UTC+3) |
Target | Resort, Nelson Restaurant, Aladdin Café and Ghazala Market |
Deaths | 23 |
Injured | ≈80 |
Perpetrators | Tawhid al-Jihad |
The Dahab bombings of 24 April 2006 were three bomb attacks on the Egyptian resort city of Dahab, in the Sinai Peninsula. The resort town is popular with Western tourists and Egyptians alike during the holiday season.
At about 19:15
These explosions followed other bombings elsewhere in the Sinai Peninsula in previous years: in
Casualties
Country | Number |
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Egypt | 18 |
Germany | 1 |
Lebanon | 1 |
Russia | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Hungary | 1 |
Total | 23 |
At least 23 people were killed, mostly Egyptians, but including a German, Lebanese, Russian, Swiss, and a Hungarian.[1] Around 80 people were injured, including tourists from Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, South Korea, United Kingdom and the United States.[2]
Responsibility
The governor of
Egyptian security officials have attributed the attacks to an Islamic terror organisation called Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad.[5]
See also
- 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks
- 2004 Sinai bombings
- List of 2006 human rights incidents in Egypt
- Luxor massacre
- Terrorism in Egypt
- List of Islamist terrorist attacks
References
- ^ Wedemen, Ben; Faraj, Caroline; Zippori, Michal (2006-04-26). "Egypt ties Dahab blasts to other attacks". CNN. Archived from the original on 2006-06-24. Retrieved 2006-07-28.
- ^ "Dahab blasts pinned on suicide bombers". Mail & Guardian. 2006-04-25. Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2006-07-28.
- Ynetnews. Retrieved 2006-07-28.
Local knowledge suggests that the attacks were in response to the Government's crack down on the opium trade, which subseuntly destroyed the income and livelyhoods of the northern bedouins.
- ^ "EGYPT'S SINAI QUESTION". ICG. 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08.
The government has not sought to integrate Sinai's populations into the nation through a far-sighted program responding to their needs and mobilising their active involvement. Instead, it has promoted the settlement of Nile Valley migrants, whom it has systematically favoured, while discriminating against the local populations in jobs and housing in the north and in the rapid development of tourist enclaves (for Egyptians as well as internationals) in the south. These developments have offered scant opportunities to locals and often have been at their expense (notably with regard to land rights), provoking deep resentment.
- ^ Al Shafey, Mohammed (2006-04-29). "Dahab Bombers Inspired by Al-Qaeda". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 2006-10-27. Retrieved 2006-04-30.