TARGETING TOURISTS. A bomb tore through a bus carrying sightseers near an Egyptian resort town bordering Israel, police officials said. AFP
Explosion: An Egyptian policeman inspects the damaged bus after the deadly bombing in Taba. Photo: AP
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis Claims Bombing of Tourist Bus in Egypt
Al-manarMilitant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis on Tuesday claimed the suicide bombing in Egypt of a tour bus that killed three South Koreans and their local driver.
"One of the heroes of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis carried out the attack on a tourist bus heading towards the Zionist entity (Israel)," said a statement attributed to the group and posted on jihadist forums.
Map of Egypt locating the site of the bomb attack on a bus carrying tourists
The bombing on Sunday, near the Taba border crossing with occupied Palestine, was the first targeting tourists since the military overthrow of President Mohammad Mursi in July sparked a militant campaign that has killed scores of police and soldiers.