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04-24-2006, 07:05 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192893,00.html
Three Explosions Rock Sinai Resort Town
CAIRO, Egypt — Three terrorist bombs hit the Egyptian resort of Dahab at the height of the tourist season Monday, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 150 in the third terror strike on a Sinai resort in less than two years.
The attackers struck a day after Al Qaeda chieftain Usama bin Laden issued a taped warning that ordinary Western citizens had become legitimate targets of his terrorist organization because of their support of governments that he said were conducting a "crusader war against Islam."
President Hosni Mubarak, whose economy is heavily dependent on tourism, said the blasts were a "sinful terrorist action."
Police said the explosions hit the central part of the city at 7:15 p.m. when the streets would have been jammed with holidaymakers strolling the streets, shopping or looking for a restaurant or bar for evening festivities.
Hotels and guesthouses would have been full not only of foreigners but also Egyptians who were celebrating the long Coptic Christian Easter weekend that coincided this year with Shem al-Nessim, the ancient holiday marking the first day of spring.
Three Explosions Rock Sinai Resort Town
CAIRO, Egypt — Three terrorist bombs hit the Egyptian resort of Dahab at the height of the tourist season Monday, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 150 in the third terror strike on a Sinai resort in less than two years.
The attackers struck a day after Al Qaeda chieftain Usama bin Laden issued a taped warning that ordinary Western citizens had become legitimate targets of his terrorist organization because of their support of governments that he said were conducting a "crusader war against Islam."
President Hosni Mubarak, whose economy is heavily dependent on tourism, said the blasts were a "sinful terrorist action."
Police said the explosions hit the central part of the city at 7:15 p.m. when the streets would have been jammed with holidaymakers strolling the streets, shopping or looking for a restaurant or bar for evening festivities.
Hotels and guesthouses would have been full not only of foreigners but also Egyptians who were celebrating the long Coptic Christian Easter weekend that coincided this year with Shem al-Nessim, the ancient holiday marking the first day of spring.