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'Suicide attack' at Karnak temple site in Egypt's Luxor Suicide attack outside Karnak temple 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. Police in Egypt say they have foiled an attempted suicide bomb attack at the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, one of the country's most popular tourist sites.
Local media reported that three assailants were killed in the attack and that four bystanders were injured. Three men reportedly approached a barrier at the entrance to the temple complex on Wednesday morning.
The assailants reportedly tried to storm a barricade at the temple, one of Egypt's most popular tourist sites. When confronted by police, one of them began running and an explosive belt he was wearing blew up. Officers shot dead another man and arrested the third.
Two of the attackers are believed to have been shot dead by police, but a third passed through barricade and detonated an explosive device. Four people were injured, including several civilians but no tourists.
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. The number of foreign tourists visiting Egypt has been increasing over the past 18 months, after slumps following the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and the overthrow by the military of President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.
Karnak
Source: British Museum
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but jihadist militants have killed hundreds of security forces and government personnel since Mr Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, was ousted.
After Wednesday's incident, Egypt's antiquities minister issued orders to increase security at tourist sites across the country, the official Mena news agency reported.
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.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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