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Terrorists attack tourist bus in Luxor Egypt
Egypt, Local, 11/17/1997
A group of terrorists attacked a tour bus in in Luxor (upper Egypt), a popular tourist region. Sources said that police forces battled the terrorist group, killing all six of the attackers.
So far, 63 persons have been reported killed and 26 injured injured and delivered to Luxor Hospital today. The victims of the incident included two Egyptians, in addition to Swiss, Japanese, German and French citizens.
One of the terrorists was killed during the incident while the other five were killed during a shootout with the police force.
Interior Minister Hassan El-Alfy and Minister of Health Dr. Ismail Salam traveled to the site of the incident.
Luxor represents the core of Egyptian tourism and receives 80% of the Egyptian tourist volume.
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