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Militant group’s warning to tourists in Egypt ‘not credible’: Tourism
Militant group’s warning to tourists in Egypt ‘not credible’: Tourism =
minister
Tourism ministry discredits tweet from Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis threatening =
future attacks on tourists in Egypt
Dalia Farouk, Ahram Online, Thursday 20 Feb 2014
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/94814/Business/Economy/Militan=
t-groups-warning-to-tourists-in-Egypt-not-c.aspx
Egypt=92s tourism minister Hisham Zaazou has cast doubt on a statement =
allegedly released by the militant group Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis in which it =
warned of future attacks on all tourists remaining in Egypt after 20 =
February.
Several news agencies on Monday reported that the group had tweeted the =
threat following its bombing of a tourist bus in South Sinai on Sunday that =
left three South Koreans and their Egyptian bus driver dead.
However, Zaazou said that the tweet from the Al-Qaeda-inspired group is not =
credible as Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis does not have any social media accounts or =
use email.
The group normally uses Youtube videos to claim responsibility for attacks.
Sunday’s bombing of the tour bus, the group warned, was part of its =
“economic war” against Egypt’s interim authorities, which it said were =
“traitors.”
The attack on the bus, which was travelling to Israel from Saint Catherine =
Monastery, a popular tourist destination in South Sinai, was the first =
assault on tourists since the July 2013 ouster of president Mohamed Morsi =
sparked an Islamist insurgency.
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis has previously claimed responsibility for several =
terror attacks in Egypt following Morsi’s ouster, including an assassinatio=
n =
attempt on the interior minister in September and several attacks targeting =
security headquarters and convoys.
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