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Suicide attack outside Karnak temple in Egypt's Luxor
BBC ^ | 6-10-2015 | BBC

Posted on 06/10/2015 9:49:47 AM PDT by tcrlaf

Police in Egypt say they have foiled an attempted suicide bomb attack at the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, one of the country's most popular tourist sites.

Three men reportedly approached a barrier at the entrance to the temple complex on Wednesday morning.

When confronted by police, one of the attackers detonated an explosive belt he was wearing. A second was shot dead and a third severely wounded.

Two civilians and two policemen were injured but no tourists were hurt.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: isis; karnak; obamalegacy; thanksobama
Al Jazeera is saying that ISIS has claimed responsibility for this attack.

TUI, the big German Charter company, has already canceled Luxor Tours for the rest of the year today.

1 posted on 06/10/2015 9:49:47 AM PDT by tcrlaf
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2 posted on 06/10/2015 9:54:09 AM PDT by LukeL
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Carnac says, "Is this the right...wait....oh crap....Allahu Akbar!"

"What sound does a ISIS jihadi make right before he explodes?"


3 posted on 06/10/2015 9:55:41 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts ("It is never untimely to yank the rope of freedom's bell." - - Frank Capra)
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When confronted by police, one of the attackers detonated an explosive belt he was wearing.

"Black and white, and red all over..."

4 posted on 06/10/2015 9:58:53 AM PDT by Fido969
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

What took so long?


5 posted on 06/10/2015 10:05:05 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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Was the target tourists or the monuments themselves? ISIS as well as the Taliban have destroyed many historic sites because they are an offense to Islam ( like what isn’t?)


6 posted on 06/10/2015 11:10:46 AM PDT by The Great RJ (“Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money.” Margaret Thatcher)
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7 posted on 06/11/2015 3:46:24 AM PDT by SJackson (an emotional nation, not a rational nation. You work from your gut and not your mind, BHO on Israel)
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