2014 Taba bus bombing
The 2014 Taba bus bombing was a terrorist attack on a tourist coach in Taba, Egypt on 16 February 2014. The bus had been parked, waiting to cross into Israel at the Taba Border Crossing, when a lone suicide bomber entered the open bus and detonated his explosives. Four people – three South Koreans and the Egyptian bus driver were killed, and 17 others injured.
| 2014 Taba bus bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Sinai insurgency | |
Taba | |
| Location | Taba, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 29°29′35.35″N 34°53′47.46″E |
| Date | 16 February 2014 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 17 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Sinai Province |
The attack was seen as marking a potential shift in the strategy of jihadist groups in the Sinai insurgency by broadening their campaign against Egyptian security forces to include tourists.
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