2004 Sinai bombings
The 2004 Sinai bombings were three bomb attacks targeting tourist hotels in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on 7 October 2004. The attacks left 34 people dead and 171 injured.
| 2004 Sinai bombings | |
|---|---|
Collapsed wing of Taba Hilton Hotel | |
Hilton Taba Ras al-Shitan | |
| Location | Taba and Nuweiba, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 29°07′24.43″N 34°41′05.12″E 29°29′24.20″N 34°53′58.50″E |
| Date | 7 October 2004 |
Attack type | car bombings |
| Deaths | 34 |
| Injured | 171 |
| Perpetrators | masterminded by Iyad Saleh and carried out by a Palestinian group |
| Motive | presumably the Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
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