{"id":12602,"date":"2014-02-18T03:04:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T03:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/islamists-claim-egypt-bus-bomb-blast\/"},"modified":"2014-02-18T03:04:13","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T03:04:13","slug":"islamists-claim-egypt-bus-bomb-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/islamists-claim-egypt-bus-bomb-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamists Claim Egypt Bus Bomb Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis has said it carried out a deadly bomb attack on a tourist bus in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Sunday.}}<\/p>\n

The group warned it was part of its “economic war” against the current Egyptian authorities, which it described as “traitors”.<\/p>\n

Three South Koreans and an Egyptian were killed in the attack.<\/p>\n

The Sinai peninsula has become increasingly lawless since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in 2011.<\/p>\n

Militants further stepped up their attacks after President Mohamed Morsi was ousted by the army last year.<\/p>\n

{{Tourism industry fears}}<\/p>\n

In a statement, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis said one its members carried out the bombing.<\/p>\n

“With God’s will we will be watching this treacherous gang of infiltrators and we will target their economic interests,” it said.<\/p>\n

This was the first attack on tourists in nearly a decade, raising fears that the militants have renewed a campaign to wreck the flagging tourism industry.<\/p>\n

The bus was reported to be heading into Israel from St Catherine’s monastery, a popular tourist destination near Mount Sinai, when it was attacked.<\/p>\n

South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the bus was carrying 31 tourists, plus three tour guides – two Korean and one Egyptian.<\/p>\n

Those who died were the two South Korean tour guides, a Korean tourist and the Egyptian driver, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the ministry.<\/p>\n

Fourteen other South Koreans were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

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