In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “series of terror attacks on july 23”. Today it says “committed by islamist group abdullah azzam brigades on 23 july 2005 in the egyptian resort city of sharm el she”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks were a series of terror attacks on July 23, 2005, perpetrated by an Islamist organization, targeting the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh , located on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula .1Eighty-eight people were killed, the majority of them Egyptians, and over 200 were wounded by the blasts, making the attack the deadliest terrorist action in the country's history.2The bombings coincided with Egypt's Revolution Day , which commemorates Nasser 's 1952 overthrow of King Farouk . They were intended to hurt one of Egypt's most important vacation spots, a tourism capital that had billions of dollars invested in it, and achieved that goal as it was registered that many tourists vacated and there were numerous cancellations.3As a response, there were many arrests, especially of the Bedouin in the Sinai who were alleged for aiding the attack, and Egypt started erecting a separation barrier around the city, cutting it off from possible attacks and the nearby Bedouin community. http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/17/795192 icon4
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The 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks were a series of terrorist attacks perpetrated by an Islamist organization on 23 July 2005 in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh , located on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula .Eighty-eight people were killed as a result of the attacks, the majority of them Egyptians, and over 200 were injured, making the attack the deadliest terrorist action in Egypt's history.The attack took place on Egypt's Revolution Day , a public holiday in Egypt, and was part of a strategy of hurting Egypt's economy by disrupting tourism, a major industry.After the attacks, many arrests took place, especially of the Bedouin in the Sinai, who allegedly aided the attack, and Egypt started erecting a separation barrier around the city, cutting it off from possible attacks and the nearby Bedouin community. מצרים בונה גדר ביטחון סביב שארם א-שייח - וואלה! חדשות (in Hebrew).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Terrorist attacks in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on 23 July 2005 The 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings were a series of terrorist attacks perpetrated by an Islamist organization on 23 July 2005 in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh , located on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula . Eighty-eight people were killed as a result of the attacks, the majority of them Egyptians, and over 200 were injured, making the attack the deadliest terrorist action in Egypt's history, until it was surpassed by the 2017 Sinai attack . The attack took place on Egypt's Revolution Day , a public holiday in Egypt, and was part of a strategy of hurting Egypt's economy by disrupting tourism, a major industry. After the attacks, many arrests took place, especially of the Bedouin in the Sinai, who allegedly aided the attack, and Egypt started erecting a separation barrier around the city, cutting it off from possible attacks and the nearby Bedouin community. מצרים בונה גדר ביטחון סביב שארם א-שייח – וואלה! חדשות (in Hebrew).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Terrorist attacks in Egypt The 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings were committed by Islamist group Abdullah Azzam Brigades on 23 July 2005 in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh , at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula .Eighty-eight people were killed by the three bombings, the majority of them Egyptians , and over 200 were injured, making the attack the deadliest terrorist action in the history of Egypt , until it was surpassed by the 2017 Sinai mosque attack .The attack took place on Egypt's Revolution Day , a public holiday , and was part of a strategy of damaging tourism in the country , a major part of the economy . After the attacks, many arrests took place, especially of the Bedouin in the Sinai, who allegedly aided the attack, and Egypt started erecting a separation barrier around the city, cutting it off from possible attacks and the nearby Bedouin community. מצרים בונה גדר ביטחון סביב שארם א-שייח – וואלה! חדשות (in Hebrew).
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Terrorist attacks in Egypt The 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings were committed by Islamist group Abdullah Azzam Brigades on 23 July 2005 in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh , at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula . Eighty-eight people were killed by the three bombings, the majority of them Egyptians , and over 200 were injured, making the attack the deadliest terrorist action in the history of Egypt , until it was surpassed by the 2017 Sinai mosque attack . The attack took place on Egypt's Revolution Day , a public holiday , and was part of a strategy of damaging tourism in the country , a major part of the economy . After the attacks, many arrests took place, especially of the Bedouin in the Sinai, who allegedly aided the attack, and Egypt started erecting a separation barrier around the city, cutting it off from possible attacks and the nearby Bedouin community. מצרים בונה גדר ביטחון סביב שארם א-שייח [Egypt is building a security fence around Sharm el-Sheikh].
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “series of terror attacks on july 23”. Today it says “committed by islamist group abdullah azzam brigades on 23 july 2005 in the egyptian resort city of sharm el she”. Read the current article and compare.
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committed by islamist group abdullah azzam brigades on 23 july 2005 in the egyptian resort city of sharm el she
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