Egypt: Muslims murder at least four, injure 11 in bombing of tourist bus near Pyramids
Islamic jihadists generally hate tourists and tourism. In Egypt, the main attractions are artifacts of the nation’s pre-Islamic civilization, and as far as they are concerned, that is jahiliyyah, the society of unbelievers, and thus worthless trash worthy of no respect.
“At least 4 dead in Egypt tourist bus bombing near pyramids,” by Mohammed Tawfeeq and Hossam Ahmed, CNN, December 29, 2018:
Cairo (CNN)At least three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian tour guide were killed Friday when a roadside bomb struck a tourist bus in Egypt, Prosecutor-General Nabil Sadek announced Friday night , according to state-run Ahram Online.The bombing took place in the Giza region near Cairo, where the pyramids are located.At least 11 people were wounded, Sadek said. Authorities said earlier the wounded include 10 Vietnamese tourists and the Egyptian bus driver.The incident occurred on El-Maryoutiya Street in Giza’s Haram district, where an improvised explosive device was hidden near a wall. The bomb went off when the bus went by, authorities said….No one has claimed responsibility.Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez called the attack an act of terrorism.“The bombing of the tourist bus in El-Maryoutiya, a despicable, cowardly terrorist act which targets what cannot be targeted: The determination of Egypt and the Egyptians,” Hafez wrote on Twitter….
