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Death Toll Rises in Egyptian Bombings.

Authors :
Myre, Greg
el-Naggar, Mona
Erlanger, Steven
Povledo, Elisabetta
Source :
New York Times. 7/24/2005, Vol. 154 Issue 53285, Section 1 p1-12. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Black and White Photographs, 3 Maps.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Reports on the rising death toll from three bombs at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheik, Egypt. Details of the attack on an upscale hotel, a local market and a parking lot; Similarity of the attack to one on the Sinai Peninsula nine months ago; Arrests; Claim of responsibility by an extremist Islamic group; Comments of Egypt's interior minister, Habib el-Adly, and President Hosni Mubarak; Intent of the government to track down the terrorists; Information on the dead and injured, who included significant numbers of European tourists and Egyptians; Significance of the bombings; Issue of a rising tide of terrorism; Reference to suicide bombings in Iraq, Israel and Great Britain; Possible implications of the bombing for Sharm el Sheik; Egypt's dependence on tourists; Chronology of some incidents of violence in Egypt involving foreign tourists. INSET: Attacks in Egypt.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
154
Issue :
53285
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
17693179