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In Egypt, Failed Attacks Bode Ill for Tourism Industry

Jun 12, 2015 | 19:52 GMT

Militants Target Egypt's Tourism Industry
A tourist visits Karnak temple in Luxor, 700 kilometers (435 miles) south of Cairo, on June 11.

(MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Summary

Jihadists have a long history of striking tourist sites in Egypt; such acts hurt the government by depriving it of much needed tourism revenue. Two recent attacks, though unsuccessful, suggest that jihadists are once again attempting to pursue this strategy.

A thwarted assault on a popular tourist site shows that militants are once again targeting Egypt's tourism industry in an attempt to damage the country's economy....

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