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True crime cases in Cairo

8case filesUpdated Jul 14, 2026

Casepin holds 8 case files in Cairo. By legal status, 3 marked unsolved, 2 marked ongoing and 3 marked solved.

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3
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1971–2016
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1
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1
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  • Credit: Official presidential portrait (Egyptian Presidency)Public domainSourceSOLVEDListen

    Cairo, Egypt (site of the assassination during the annual victory parade) · 1981

    Assassination of Anwar Sadat

    On 6 October 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot and killed by members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad during a military parade in Cairo commemorating the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Ten others died and 28 were wounded. The lead assassin and four co-conspirators were tried, convicted, and executed in 1982.

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    Sheraton Hotel, Cairo, Egypt · 1971

    Assassination of Wasfi Tal

    On 28 November 1971, Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Tal was shot dead outside the Sheraton Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, by members of the Black September Organization. Four men were apprehended by Egyptian authorities but were released without prosecution.

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    St. Peter and St. Paul's (Botroseya) Church, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt · 2016

    Botroseya Church bombing

    On 11 December 2016, a suicide bomber killed 29 people and injured 47 others at St. Peter and St. Paul's (Botroseya) Church, adjacent to Cairo's Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral. ISIS claimed responsibility; Egyptian authorities identified the bomber and arrested several suspects.

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    Maspero Square, Cairo, Egypt · 2011

    Killing of Wael Mikhael and Mina Daniel

    On 9 October 2011, journalist Wael Mikhael and activist blogger Mina Daniel were killed while covering a Coptic Christian demonstration in Cairo that turned violent when military forces and other attackers clashed with protesters near the Maspero state TV building.

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    Maspero, Cairo, Egypt · 2011

    Maspero demonstrations

    In October 2011, a peaceful march by mostly Coptic Christian protesters toward Cairo's Maspero television building, sparked by the demolition of a church in Upper Egypt, was attacked by Egyptian security forces and the army, leaving 24 people dead and 212 injured.

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    Khan el-Khalili souq, Cairo, Egypt · 2009

    2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing

    A bomb exploded near a crowded cafe in the Khan el-Khalili souq in Cairo on 22 February 2009, killing a 17-year-old French tourist and injuring 24 other people, in the first of the February 2009 Cairo terrorist attacks.

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Case files in Cairo

The files run from 1971 to 2016. The 2010s hold the most, with 4 files. The oldest is Assassination of Wasfi Tal, from 1971.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (4) and kidnapping and abduction cases (2).

1 file of the 8 has coverage attached: 1 video, podcast or documentary from 1 creator.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.

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How many case files in Cairo are on Casepin?

8. By status: 3 unsolved, 2 ongoing and 3 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these files?

Assassination of Wasfi Tal, from 1971. Open the file

Which case in Cairo has the most coverage?

Assassination of Anwar Sadat, with 1 video, podcast or documentary linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered case files in Cairo?

60 Minutes Australia (1 case).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 14, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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