VIDEO: Terrorists Open Fire At Egypt Hotel in New Attack on Tourists
Image by YouTube
CAIRO — There has been another attack on tourists in Egypt, just one day after gunmen shot at Israeli tourists in Cairo.’
The new attack happened at the entrance to a hotel in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, where Egyptian security forces killed at least one gunman who opened fire, state television reported.
Two foreign tourists, one from Germany and one from Denmark were wounded in the attack launched by a number of assailants who reportedly arrived by sea.
The Islamic State militant group said on Friday an attack on Israeli tourists in Cairo on Thursday was carried out by its fighters, in response to a call by the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to target Jews “everywhere.”
Security sources said those tourists were Israeli Arabs. None was hurt and Egyptian authorities said the airliner was probably brought down by a bomb, and Islamic State said it had smuggled explosives on board.
Tourism is a cornerstone of the Egyptian economy but has been badly hit by years of political turmoil.
#Hurghada Hurghada Hotel Bella Egypt hotel moments after #BREAKING
https://t.co/tFLP88IwZl
— GASP ! Hollywood + (@GASP_Hollywood) January 8, 2016
This is a moment of great uncertainty. Here’s what you can do about it.
We hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, we’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s independent Jewish news this Passover.
This is a moment of great uncertainty for the news media, for the Jewish people, and for our sacred democracy. It is a time of confusion and declining trust in public institutions. An era in which we need humans to report facts, conduct investigations that hold power to account, tell stories that matter and share honest discourse on all that divides us.
With no paywall or subscriptions, the Forward is entirely supported by readers like you. Every dollar you give this Passover is invested in the future of the Forward — and telling the American Jewish story fully and fairly.
The Forward doesn’t rely on funding from institutions like governments or your local Jewish federation. There are thousands of readers like you who give us $18 or $36 or $100 each month or year.
Support our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
