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2016 in Egypt

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Events in the year 2016 in Egypt.

2016
in
Egypt

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2016
List of years in Egypt

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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  • 8 January - Sinai insurgency: Two suspected ISIL attackers were killed and three tourists were injured in an unsuccessful attack on a hotel in the city of Hurghada.[1]

February

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  • 3 February: The discovering of the murder of Giulio Regeni, an Italian researcher who was abducted and tortured to death, results in a diplomatic tension between governments of Italy and Egypt.

March

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  • March 29 - EgyptAir Flight 181, an Airbus A320, was hijacked and was forced to land at Cyprus. The hijacker claimed to have an explosive belt, but surrendered 7 hours later. Authorities found out he did not have any explosives.

May

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August

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December

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  • December 11 - The Coptic Orthodox Botroseya church was bombed with the fatalities resulting in 29 deaths and 49 non-fatal injuries. Daesh was blamed.

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "(BBC)". BBC News. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  2. ^ "EgyptAir jet vanishes after mid-air plunge over Mediterranean". Reuters. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2017-07-02.