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Luxor massacre
Part of terrorism in Egypt
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, where the attack took place
Luxor massacre
45km
30miles
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Deir el-Bahari
  
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LocationDayr al-Bahri, Egypt
Date17 November 1997; 26 years ago (1997-11-17)
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (UTC+02:00)
TargetTourists
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsAutomatic firearms, knives, machetes
Deaths62 (58 tourists, 4 Egyptians)
PerpetratorAl-Jama'a al-Islamiyya
Assailants6 militants (later committed suicide)
MotiveIslamist terrorism

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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