Egyptians conduct roundup of bombing suspects
{{date|July 24, 2005}}
[[Image:Egypt.HosniMubarak.01.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarak]] vowed to hunt down the terrorists.]]
A new explosive detonated on Sunday near the [[w: Egyptian pyramids|Pyramids]] of [[w: Giza|Giza]] in [[Egypt]] police said. It was reportedly carried by a man from a tourist bazaar. The man allegedly was carrying the bomb in a sack. It might accidentally have exploded in the area of Kufr Tuhurmus. No other injuries were reported except to the bomber himself, Sami Gamal Ahmad, who was too badly injured to be questioned. The man may have been taking the explosive to the tourist area of Kerdassa, where souvenir shops are located in a bazaar near the pyramids, said an official.

Egyptian security forces have detained 70 suspects in a sweep to find the perpetrators in Saturday's early morning bombings that killed 88 and left hundreds injured.

The police investigation of the bombings has targeted a smaller number of people than the October 2004 roundup that followed attacks in the Sinai resorts of [[w:Tabas|Tabas]] and Ras Shitan. 3,000 people were detained for questioning in those bombings. According to [[Canada|Canadian]] ''[[w:CTV|CTV]]'', 200 of those people are believed to still be in custody.

A massive manhunt was undertaken in the [[w:Sinai Peninsula|Sinai Peninsula]] to identity whether it was foreigners who executed the attack. One security official speaking on the condition of anonymity told an ''[[w: Al Jazeera|Al Jazeera]]'' reporter that the bombers "did not appear to be locals." But the ''[[w:The New York Times|New York Times]]'' reported that [[w:Bedouin|Bedouin]] leaders were arriving at the local police headquarters, possibly over concerns that many of the suspects picked up in the prior bombing in the region were, by human rights group accounts, Bedouin.

Among the dead, officials said victims included [[United Kingdom|British]], [[Russia]]n, [[Netherlands|Dutch]], [[Kuwait]]is, [[Saudi Arabia|Saudis]], [[Qatar]]is, [[Czech Republic|Czech Republic]], [[U.S.]], and native Egyptians. Sixty were identified as Egyptians, and at least eight were foreigners.

[[Malaysia|Malaysian]] Prime Minister [[w: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi|Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]] said, "The whole world is getting very disturbed. The frequency [of attacks] seems to be mounting." Badawi chairs the 57-nation [[w: Organization of the Islamic Conference|Organization of the Islamic Conference]].
 
Resort hotels are being abandoned by tourists. At the nearest international airport, hundreds are reported trying to get flights out.

Three bombs erupted in the [[w:Red Sea|Red Sea]] resort of [[w: Sharm el-Sheikh|Sharm el-Sheikh]] just after 1am. At the Ghazala Gardens hotel, work is underway to clear the destroyed reception lobby where emergency teams have gavin up the search for survivors. A car with 660 pounds of explosives drove into the hotel's driveway and detonated in an apparent suicide attack. 

The day of the bombings is marked as an Egyptian national holiday that commemorates the bloodless coup by a group of army officers that brought them to power after deposing [[w:Farouk of Egypt|King Farouk]] in 1952. Egypt has been the victim of 15 tourist attacks since October 1992.

==Related news==
*{{Wikinews|title=Many dead in Egyptian resort blasts
|date=July 22, 2005}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8671549/
|title=Police hunt 5 Pakistanis over Egypt attack 
|author=Associated Press
|pub=MSNBC
|date= July 25, 2005 }}
*{{source|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/24/AR2005072400186.html
|title=Police Drawing Outlines of Egypt Attacks 
|author=JAMIE TARABAY (with Paul Garwood, Hamza Hendawi and Salah Nasrawi in Cairo)
|pub=Washington Post
|date= July 24, 2005 }}
*{{SourceReg|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/international/africa/24cnd-egypt.html?hp&ex=1122264000&en=b60fd80c9c1d410d&ei=5094&partner=homepage 
|title=Egyptian Authorities Round Up Suspects in Resort Bombing 
|author=Greg Myre and Mona El-Naggar
|pub=The New York Times
|date= July 24, 2005 }}
*{{source|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050724_egypt_bombings_050723/?hub=World 
|title=Egyptians detain 70 in deadly resort bombings 
|author=
|pub=CTV.ca
|date= July 24, 2005 }}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/24/egypt.explosions/ 
|title=Authorities sweep Sinai in bombing probe 
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date= July 24, 2005 }}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2005/07/24/sharm050724.html 
|title=Egypt arrests dozens in hunt for bombers 
|author=
|pub=CBC News
|date= July 24, 2005 }}
*{{source|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=9263 
|title= 70 people detained over Sharm el-Sheikh bombings 
|author=
|pub= Aljazeera
|date= July 24, 2005 }}
*{{source|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/603642.html 
|title=Massive manhunt for terrorists in Egypt in wake of Sharm attack 
|author=
|pub=Haaretz.com
|date= July 24, 2005 }}
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|title= Chronology of attacks on tourist targets in Egypt
|author=Reuters
|pub=Haaretz.com
|date= July 23, 2005 }}

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak vowed to hunt down the terrorists.
A new explosive detonated on Sunday near the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt police said. It was reportedly carried by a man from a tourist bazaar. The man allegedly was carrying the bomb in a sack. It might accidentally have exploded in the area of Kufr Tuhurmus. No other injuries were reported except to the bomber himself, Sami Gamal Ahmad, who was too badly injured to be questioned. The man may have been taking the explosive to the tourist area of Kerdassa, where souvenir shops are located in a bazaar near the pyramids, said an official.

Egyptian security forces have detained 70 suspects in a sweep to find the perpetrators in Saturday's early morning bombings that killed 88 and left hundreds injured.

The police investigation of the bombings has targeted a smaller number of people than the October 2004 roundup that followed attacks in the Sinai resorts of Tabas and Ras Shitan. 3,000 people were detained for questioning in those bombings. According to Canadian CTV, 200 of those people are believed to still be in custody.

A massive manhunt was undertaken in the Sinai Peninsula to identity whether it was foreigners who executed the attack. One security official speaking on the condition of anonymity told an Al Jazeera reporter that the bombers "did not appear to be locals." But the New York Times reported that Bedouin leaders were arriving at the local police headquarters, possibly over concerns that many of the suspects picked up in the prior bombing in the region were, by human rights group accounts, Bedouin.

Among the dead, officials said victims included British, Russian, Dutch, Kuwaitis, Saudis, Qataris, Czech Republic, U.S., and native Egyptians. Sixty were identified as Egyptians, and at least eight were foreigners.

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said, "The whole world is getting very disturbed. The frequency of attacks seems to be mounting." Badawi chairs the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference.
 
Resort hotels are being abandoned by tourists. At the nearest international airport, hundreds are reported trying to get flights out.

Three bombs erupted in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh just after 1am. At the Ghazala Gardens hotel, work is underway to clear the destroyed reception lobby where emergency teams have gavin up the search for survivors. A car with 660 pounds of explosives drove into the hotel's driveway and detonated in an apparent suicide attack. 

The day of the bombings is marked as an Egyptian national holiday that commemorates the bloodless coup by a group of army officers that brought them to power after deposing King Farouk in 1952. Egypt has been the victim of 15 tourist attacks since October 1992.
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