Egypt Bus Blast in Sinai Peninsula Kills Korean Tourists
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A bus full of South Koreans was hit by a bomb yesterday near Egypt’s border with Israel, killing four people, in a sign militants may be expanding a deadly campaign against security forces to the tourism industry.
Three Koreans and the Egyptian driver were killed, and 17 people injured in the blast in the Sinai Peninsula town of Taba, according to government statements. The Interior Ministry said the bus was in a parking lot after returning from St. Catherine’s Monastery, a popular tourist destination. It wasn’t clear where the bomb had been planted, and no one has claimed responsibility.