2004 Sinai bombings — the full case file

Iyad Saleh, the plot's mastermind, died in his own Hilton Taba bombing. Three coordinated bombings struck tourist sites in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on 7 October 2004, killing 34 people and wounding 171, in attacks on the Hilton Taba hotel and campsites near Nuweiba popular with Israeli tourists. In March 2004, According to Egyptian authorities, bomb preparations for the attacks began around this time. In September 2004, Israel warned of planned bombings in the Sinai Peninsula; many Israeli tourists did not heed the warning. On October 7, 2004, three bombs detonated at the Hilton Taba hotel and at Ras al-Shitan campsites near Nuweiba, killing 34 people and wounding 171. In April 2005, a further attack on tourists occurred in Cairo, killing three and wounding several. In July 2005, Bombings occurred at resorts in Sharm El Sheikh. On May 9, 2006, Egyptian security forces shot and killed Nasser Khamis el-Mallahi, described as the leader of the militant group, in a shootout in Al-Arish. In November 2006, three Egyptians — Younes Mohammed Mahmoud, Osama al-Nakhlawi, and Mohammed Jaez Sabbah — were sentenced to death for their roles in the bombings. The case is recorded as solved. This case file is kept in memory of the victims and the people who loved them. The full sourced case file, with every fact cited, is at casepin dot org.

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