Back تفجيرات شرم الشيخ 2005 Arabic Bombové útoky v Šarm aš-Šajchu 2005 Czech Ffrwydradau Sharm el-Sheikh 2005 Welsh Atentados en Sharm el-Sheij del 23 de julio de 2005 Spanish Sharm el-Sheikhin autopommit 2005 Finnish Attentats de Charm el-Cheikh du 23 juillet 2005 French Buamáil Sharm El Sheikh, 2005 Irish הפיגועים בשארם א-שייח' (2005) HE Attentati di Sharm el-Sheikh del 23 luglio 2005 Italian Aanslagen in Sharm-el-Sheikh op 23 juli 2005 Dutch
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| 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of terrorism in Egypt | |
| Location | Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt |
| Date | 23 July 2005 01:15 am – 01:20 am (UTC+3) |
| Target | A market and hotels |
Attack type | Suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 88 |
| Injured | ~150 |
| Perpetrators | 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.[1]
- ^ מצרים בונה גדר ביטחון סביב שארם א-שייח [Egypt is building a security fence around Sharm el-Sheikh]. Walla! News (in Hebrew). News.walla.co.il. Retrieved 15 May 2014.