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The opening as it read in 2010
Luxor Massacre took place on 17 November 1997 , at Deir el-Bahri , an archaeological site located across the River Nile from Luxor in Egypt . Deir el-Bahri is one of Egypt's top tourist attractions , most notably for the spectacular mortuary temple of 18th-dynasty female pharaoh Hatshepsut , known as "Djeser-Djeseru." The attack is thought to have been instigated by exiled Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya leaders attempting to undermine the July 1997 " Nonviolence Initiative ", devastate the Egyptian economy and provoke the government into repression that would strengthen support for anti-government forces.1However, the attack led to internal divisions among the militants, and resulted in the declaration of a ceasefire to suspend hostilities.2
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The opening as it stood in 2005
On the 17 November , 1997 an incident known as the Massacre at Luxor occurred. 58 tourists were killed when six armed gunmen opened fire on them in the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut . The men then fled, and according to the Egyptian government they all died in the police chase that followed. Among those killed in the massacre were Japanese , British and Swiss . v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Luxor massacre was the killing of 62 people, mostly tourists, on 17 November 1997, at Deir el-Bahri , an archaeological site and major tourist attraction across the Nile River from Luxor in Egypt .It is thought to have been instigated by exiled leaders of Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya , an Egyptian Islamist organization, attempting to undermine the July 1997 " Nonviolence Initiative ", devastate the Egyptian economy and provoke the government into repression that would strengthen support for anti-government forces. However, the attack led to internal divisions among the militants, and resulted in the declaration of a ceasefire . In June 2013 the group denied that it was involved in the massacre.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Terrorist attack in Luxor, Egypt on 17 November 1997 The Luxor massacre was the killing of 62 people, mostly tourists, on 17 November 1997, at Deir el-Bahari , an archaeological site and major tourist attraction across the Nile from Luxor , Egypt . It is thought to have been instigated by exiled leaders of al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya , an Egyptian Islamist organization, attempting to undermine the July 1997 " Nonviolence Initiative ", to devastate the Egyptian economy and provoke the government into repression that would strengthen support for anti-government forces. However, the attack led to internal divisions among the militants, and resulted in the declaration of a ceasefire . In June 2013, the group denied that it was involved in the massacre .
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1997 terrorist attack in Luxor, Egypt The Luxor massacre was a terrorist attack that occurred on 17 November 1997 in Egypt .It was perpetrated by al-Jamāʻah al-Islāmīyah and resulted in the deaths of 62 people, most of whom were tourists.It took place at Dayr al-Bahri , an archaeological site located across the Nile from the city of Luxor .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
1997 terrorist attack in Egypt The Luxor massacre was a terrorist attack that occurred on 17 November 1997 in Egypt . It was perpetrated by al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya and resulted in the deaths of 62 people, most of whom were tourists. It took place at Dayr al-Bahri , an archaeological site located across the Nile from the city of Luxor .
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“militant” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 2. Read the current article and compare.
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killing of 62 people
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terrorist attack that occurred on 17 november 1997 in egypt
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