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Al-Qaeda ruled out in Cairo attack
February 26, 2009
Though security sources say they have not yet concluded who was behind the recent bombing in Egypt’s Khan el Khalili district, analysts have ruled out the possibility of global “terror” networks, such
Though security sources say they have not yet concluded who was behind the recent bombing in Egypt’s Khan el Khalili district, analysts have ruled out the possibility of global “terror” networks, such as al-Qaeda or the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, being responsible.
Egyptian tabloids have voiced conspiracy theories that claim Iran, Israel, Palestinian factions or even the government itself could have planned and executed the attacks at the popular tourist destination on February 22.
Just when safety and security issues have been ‘”swept under the rug” and forgotten in the bustling streets of Cairo, terrorists struck again.
Just when safety and security issues have been ‘”swept under the rug” and forgotten in the bustling streets of Cairo, terrorists struck again. Sunday night, a homemade bomb exploded near the ancient Khan el Khalili bazaar in the Egyptian capital.
Egyptian Health Minister Hatem el Gabali confirmed that among the two dead is a French woman and that 21 were injured including 10 French tourists, one German and three Saudi nationals.
Following the attack, French President Nicolas Sarkozy issued a statement expressing his condolences to the French woman’s family.
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