Egyptian Government Troops Attack Islamists
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Middle East
- Date: March 10, 1993
Article abstract: Government forces killed twenty-six militants in Cairo and Aswan as part of a massive crackdown against Islamists advocating overthrow of the secular government of President Hosni Mubarak.
Crackdown on Islamists
The Egyptian government announced on March 10, 1993, that its troops had attacked and killed twenty-six Islamists in shoot-outs in Cairo and Aswan. These incidents were the latest in a series of confrontations between the government and Islamist groups advocating the overthrow of the secular government of President Hosni Mubarak...
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