Death Toll Rises to at Least 90 in Bombings at Egyptian Resort

(New York Times) Greg Myre and Mona el-Naggar - At least 90 people were killed at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt at 1 a.m. Saturday as a synchronized series of blasts about five minutes apart ripped through an upscale hotel, a local market, and a parking lot. The dead and injured included significant numbers of European tourists and Egyptians, with at least 240 people wounded. The worst bombing took place when a truck drove into the lobby of the Ghazala Gardens hotel and exploded.


2005-07-25 00:00:00

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