The April 2005 attacks were three related incidents that took place in the city of Cairo, Egypt, on 7 April and 30 April 2005. The latter two incidents are generally considered to have been minor, in that they caused no loss of life other than those of the perpetrators and appear not to have been planned in advance; in the first attack, however, three bystanders were killed. Neither sophisticated methods nor sophisticated materials were used in the incidents, and the Egyptian authorities have consistently classified the attacks as "primitive". Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; romanized: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Khan al Khalili, 7 April

On Thursday, 7 April, a suicide bomber set off his explosive device on Sharia al-Moski, near the Khan al Khalili bazaar – a street market popular with tourists and locals alike – and the al Hussein Mosque. Three foreign tourists (two from France and one from the United States) were killed, and 11 Egyptians and seven other overseas visitors were injured. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death (see suicide, suicide weapons). ...

Egyptian police identified the perpetrator as Muhammad Sobhi Ali Jidan, originally from Al Qalyubiyah but then living in the northern Cairene neighbourhood of Shubra. Categories: Africa geography stubs | Governorates of Egypt ...

Sixth of October Bridge, 30 April

The Sixth of October Bridge

The first of a number of attacks on Saturday, 30 April took place at 15h15 local time (12h15 GMT) in a city bus station located in a 300-metre-wide concourse between the Ramses Hilton Hotel and the Egyptian Museum near Cairo's main traffic intersection. The Nile through Cairo, as seen from the Cairo Hilton File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Nile through Cairo, as seen from the Cairo Hilton File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... Main entrance of the Egyptian Museum The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to the most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities in the world. ...

Ehab Yousri Yassin, an Egyptian man suspected of involvement in the 7 April attack was being pursued along the Sixth of October Bridge, a flyover leading into centre of Cairo from the River Nile island of Gezira. He apparently leapt from the bridge down into the bus station below, with a nail bomb that he was carrying detonating as he fell. The bomber was killed and seven passersby were injured: three Egyptians and four foreign tourists (an Israeli couple, an Italian woman, and a Swede). April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... For alternative meanings of Nile, see Nile (disambiguation) The Nile in Egypt Length 6 695 km Elevation of the source 1 134 m Average discharge 2 830 m³/s Area watershed 3 400 000 km² Origin Africa Mouth the Mediterranean Basin countries Uganda - Sudan - Egypt The Nile (Arabic: النيل an... Al Jazirah Al Jazirah (also Gezira) is one of the 26 states of Sudan. ... A nail bomb is an explosive device packed with nails to increase its destructive power. ...

Citadel, 30 April

Approximately two hours later, two veiled females armed with guns opened fire on a tourist bus in the neighbourhood known as Islamic Cairo, not far from the Citadel. After firing on the coach, one of the women shot the other dead before turning her gun on herself. Three bystanders were reportedly injured. Islamic Cairo is a part of central Cairo often visited by tourists because of its high proportion of historically important mosques and other Islamic monuments. ...

Police sources later revealed that the women were Negat Yassin, Ehab Yousri Yassin's sister, and Iman Ibrahim Khamis, his wife (described as his fiancée in some early reports). This was the first attack in modern Egyptian history to be carried out by women; police believe it arose from a spur of the moment decision taken by the women upon learning of the Sixth of October Bridge incident.

Aftermath

Two groups claimed responsibility in the early evening hours, local time: the Mujahedeen of Egypt and the Abdullah Azzam Brigades. In its statement, the latter group said the attacks were in retaliation for the government's clampdown on dissidents in the wake of the October 2004 Sinai Peninsula bombings. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: October 2004 in sports Deaths in October • 29 HRH Princess Alice • 25 John Peel • 24 James Cardinal Hickey • 23 Robert Merrill • 19 Paul Nitze • 18 K. M. Veerappan • 16 Pierre Salinger • 10 Christopher Reeve • 9... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 The Sinai Peninsula (in Arabic, Shibh Jazirat Sina شبه جزيرة سيناء) is a triangle-shaped peninsula lying between the Mediterranean Sea (to the north) and Red Sea (to the south), located in Egypt and has an area of...

In the early hours of Sunday 1 May security forces arrested some 225 individuals for questioning, mostly from the dead three's home villages and from the area where they lived in Shubra. Particularly keenly sought was Muhammad Yassin, the teenage brother of Ehab Yousri Yassin, whom the police described as the only remaining suspect in the bazaar bomb attack and a material witness to the Saturday afternoon shooting. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...

Over the course of the weekend, it also emerged that all three of the attackers involved in Saturday's attacks were relatives of Ashraf Said, a suspect in the 7 April bombing who was taken in for questioning and died in police custody on Friday, 29 April. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...

It has been reported that one of the detainees died as a result of torture during "questioning" by the authorities.

See also

• July 23, 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks

Egypt On July 23, 2005 a series of attacks took place in the Egyptian resort arak|Mubarak]] government, and attacking foreigners including non-Muslims while hurting Egypts tourist trade was seen as serving both goals. ...

External links

• News
  • Cairo bombing claims third victim (BBC News, 11 April)
  • Cairo tourists come under attack (BBC News, 30 April)
  • Tourists targeted in Cairo attacks (AP, via The Guardian)
  • 200 held in Cairo swoop on militants (The Guardian, 2 May)
  • Egypt Questions 200 Over Attacks, Hunts Suspect (Washington Post, 2 May)
• Background
  • Chronology - Attacks on tourist targets in Egypt (Reuters)