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Three Egyptians have been sentenced to death over a series of bomb attacks in Sinai resorts that killed 34 people in October 2004. | Three Egyptians have been sentenced to death over a series of bomb attacks in Sinai resorts that killed 34 people in October 2004. |
The three men were found guilty of various terror-related charges at a state security court in Ismailiya. | The three men were found guilty of various terror-related charges at a state security court in Ismailiya. |
More than 100 people were injured in three simultaneous bombings targeting a hotel in Taba and a backpacker camp a few miles along the coast on 7 October. | More than 100 people were injured in three simultaneous bombings targeting a hotel in Taba and a backpacker camp a few miles along the coast on 7 October. |
Resorts in Sinai have been hit by a series of bombings in recent years. | Resorts in Sinai have been hit by a series of bombings in recent years. |
The three men were named as Younes Mohammed Mahmoud, Osama al-Nakhlawi and Mohammed Jaez Sabbah. | The three men were named as Younes Mohammed Mahmoud, Osama al-Nakhlawi and Mohammed Jaez Sabbah. |
They were found guilty of terrorism, murder, illegal possession of weapons and belonging to a terror group, the Associated Press reports. | They were found guilty of terrorism, murder, illegal possession of weapons and belonging to a terror group, the Associated Press reports. |
Prosecutors said they belonged to a group called Tawheed and Jihad - a group which is believed to be made up of Sinai Bedouin with militant Islamist views. | |
A further 10 defendants were also sentenced by the court to between five years and life imprisonment for their part in the attacks. | |
All pleaded not guilty. Some say they were forced to make confessions under duress. | |
Suspicions | Suspicions |
The October 2004 bombings took place at the Hilton hotel in Taba and the Ras al-Shitan campsite resort near Nuweiba. | |
Both resorts were packed with Israeli tourists who had travelled there during a Jewish holiday. | Both resorts were packed with Israeli tourists who had travelled there during a Jewish holiday. |
Many of the dead were Israelis, but Russians, Egyptians and Italians were also killed. | Many of the dead were Israelis, but Russians, Egyptians and Italians were also killed. |
More than 2,000 people were reported to have been arrested in the weeks following the attacks, which badly damaged part of the Hilton hotel. | More than 2,000 people were reported to have been arrested in the weeks following the attacks, which badly damaged part of the Hilton hotel. |
Egypt has said little about its investigations of this and other attacks in Sinai, although suspicion has long fallen on Tawheed and Jihad. | |
The attack on the Taba Hilton and Ras al-Shitan was followed in July 2005 with a triple bombing of the Sharm el-Sheikh resort, which killed 60 people. | |
More than 20 people were killed when the resort of Dahab was targeted last April. |