Posted on 02/04/2011 5:30:35 PM PST by BenLurkin
Six British people were among the 58 holidaymakers murdered by Moslem fanatics. Among them were a five-year-old girl, her mother and grandmother.
There's still no definitive account of what happened, but from eyewitness reports it appears as many as ten gunmen arrived at the Temple of Hatshepsut near Luxor in taxis.
After killing two security guards, one group approached the crowded temple steps and opened fire. This forced many of the tourists to flee into the temple complex, where they were trapped. A second terrorist group then turned to attack people arriving at the complex on buses.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Officials Identify Three More Luxor Attackers
The Robesonian - Dec 5, 1997
Two medical students and a third enrolled at an agricultural college.
Obama has a shovel ready project for Egypt. The Great Obama Pyramid. It will employ the 40% of the population that is illiterate and give the educated 5% something to do. Of course us Middle class productive citizens will pay for his latest greatest plan.
Ah, the good old days when journalists could actually use “Muslim” and “fanatics” in the same sentence. None of this “Asian youth” nonsense.
Can’t be. Egyptians are very peaceful people. They said so on ABCBSNBC.
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