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| 'Suicide attack' at Karnak temple site in Egypt's Luxor | 'Suicide attack' at Karnak temple site in Egypt's Luxor |
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| A suicide bomber has blown himself up near the ancient Temple of Karnak in the Egyptian city of Luxor, police say. | A suicide bomber has blown himself up near the ancient Temple of Karnak in the Egyptian city of Luxor, police say. |
| Local media reported that three assailants were killed in the attack and that four bystanders were injured. | Local media reported that three assailants were killed in the attack and that four bystanders were injured. |
| The assailants reportedly tried to storm a barricade at the temple, one of Egypt's most popular tourist sites. | The assailants reportedly tried to storm a barricade at the temple, one of Egypt's most popular tourist sites. |
| Two of the attackers are believed to have been shot dead by police, but a third passed through barricade and detonated an explosive device. | Two of the attackers are believed to have been shot dead by police, but a third passed through barricade and detonated an explosive device. |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but jihadist militants have killed hundreds of security forces and government personnel since the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but jihadist militants have killed hundreds of security forces and government personnel since the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. |
| Last week, two members of Egypt's tourism and antiquities police force were shot dead on a road near the pyramids at Giza. | Last week, two members of Egypt's tourism and antiquities police force were shot dead on a road near the pyramids at Giza. |
| In 1997, jihadist militants killed more than 60 people after attacking a group of foreign tourists visiting the Temple of Hatshepsut, across the River Nile from the city of Luxor near the Valley of the Kings. | |
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