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Suicide bomber targets ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor

A suicide bomber blew himself up yesterday just steps away from the ancient Egyptian temple of Karnak in Luxor, a southern city visited by millions of tourists every year, security and health officials said. No tourists were killed or hurt in the late morning attack.

The attack — the second this month at or near a major tourist attraction in Egypt — marks an escalation and a shift in tactics in a campaign of violence waged by Islamic militants against the government of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, with the extremists shifting from their focus on hitting security forces to targeting Egypt’s vital tourism industry.

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