23 Killed by Three Bombs in Dahab April 27, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : News, Travel , trackbackThree nearly simultaneous bombings on Monday shattered the evening tranquility of the beachfront promenade in Dahab, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 60 a day after Osama bin Laden issued a taped warning against Westerners.
From StarNewsOnline;
The explosions – the third terror strike on a Sinai resort in less than two years – hit Dahab at 7:15 p.m. Interior Minister Habib el-Adly said those killed included 20 Egyptians and three foreigners, and that 62 people were wounded.
“There were just three loud bangs and people rushing around,” British tourist Paul McBeath told Sky News. “Everybody is shaken.”
Another witness said the Al Capone restaurant, one of the area’s most popular spots, was destroyed.
“The tables and chairs have gone. There is nothing left,” Joseph Nazir, who owns a safari company in Dahab, told Britain’s Press Association. “Everybody is panicking, a lot of people are crying. We will be affected by this for a long, long time.”
The attacks have been condemned by world leaders and a number of arrests have already been made in a concerted attempt to find the terrorists responsible.
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