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The bus. Israeli Arab tourists were on board.

Islamic State says Cairo attack was response to leader's call to target Jews

ISIS claims that the attack against the tour bus in Egypt's capital came at al-Baghdadi's encouragement. The attack failed to harm any of the tourists, who were reportedly Israeli Arabs.

Islamic State (ISIS) said on Friday that its members had carried out an attack on Israeli tourists in Cairo in response to a call by the group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to target Jews "everywhere".

 

 

The group said in a statement released on the Internet that light arms were used in the attack, which took place on Thursday outside a Cairo hotel.

 

Egypt's Interior Ministry has said the attack was directed at security forces and was carried out by a member of a group of people who had gathered near the hotel and fired bird shot. No one was harmed during the attack.

 

Security sources said the tourists were Israeli Arabs.

 

The Cairo tour bus. ISIS claims roundabout responsibility.
The Cairo tour bus. ISIS claims roundabout responsibility.
 

 

Islamic State's Egypt affiliate is waging an insurgency based in the Sinai which has mostly targeted soldiers and policemen.

 

The tourism industry - a vital source of hard currency in Egypt - is highly sensitive to attacks by militants which have slowed a recovery from years of political turmoil.

 

Militant violence has been rising since the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.

 

Hundreds of members of the security forces have been attacked in suicide bombings and shootings, which persist despite the toughest crackdown on militants in Egypt's history.

 

 

 


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