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In Egypt, a suicide bomber carried out the explosion in front of Karnak Temple at Luxor. According to Al Arabiya, this happened after a shootout with security staff.
The source told the channel that three unknown persons attempted to break into the temple on the car bomb. Guard managed to eliminate two intruders then a third detonated an explosive device.
According to preliminary information, the incident was wounded by one of the security officers. The interviewer told Al Arabiya that because of the explosion were damaged shops located around the church, but none of the tourists was hurt.
Reuters with reference to the Ministry of Interior said that two attackers were killed and a third was injured. The Interior Ministry also confirmed the lack of casualties among tourists.
Located Luxor in southern Egypt on the east bank of the Nile. Karnak Temple is located a few kilometers from the city and is one of the most visited attractions in the country.
In recent months there have been several high-profile Egyptian terrorist attacks, including in Cairo. The number of such crimes increased after the removal of Mohamed Morsi as president of the country. The movement “Muslim Brotherhood”, whose representative he was, began to organize mass protests
According to the Egyptian authorities, the organizers of the attacks are made in contact with members of the banned extremist organization in Russia “Islamic state”, which operates in the territory Syria and Iraq.
Rosturizm has no information about whether the explosion in Luxor Russian tourists, reported the Interfax news agency secretary Irina Schegolkova.
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