List of massacres in Egypt


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Egypt :
NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Damanhur massacreMay 10, 1799Cairo1,500The city rebelled against the French, when the French led by General Lanusse recaptured, most of the city inhabitants and rebels were killed and the place was torched.
Mamluke massacreMarch 1,
1811		Cairo470Heads sent to Istanbul; part of Muhammad Ali's seizure of power
Cairo MassacreOctober 5, 1945Cairo10350 injured
1948 Cairo bombingsJune–September, 1948Cairo70200 injured. Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt targeted Jewish areas, killing 70 Jews and wounding nearly 200. Riots claimed many more lives.
Ras Burqa massacreOctober 5, 1985Ras Burqa8An Egyptian soldier opened fire on Israeli vacationers, killing 3 adults and 4 children, as well as another Egyptian soldier.
Luxor massacreNovember 17, 1997Luxor64killing of mostly tourists, on 17 November 1997, at Deir el-Bahari, an archaeological site and major tourist attraction across the Nile from Luxor, Egypt.
Kosheh MassacresJanuary 2, 2000Kosheh21Over 40 injured; Muslim mob attacked Coptic Christians.
2004 Sinai bombingsOctober 7, 2004Sinai Peninsula34171 injured; Palestinian terrorist group killed 18 Egyptians, 12 Israelis, 2 Italians, 1 Russian, and 1 American.
2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacksJuly 23, 2005Sharm el-Sheikh64–88~150 injured; multiple bombs targeting tourist hotels and the bazaar in the resort city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
2006 Dahab bombingsApril 24, 2006Dahab23~80 injured; three nails bombs exploded targeting the central tourist area of Dahab on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
Nag Hammadi massacreJanuary 7, 2010Nag Hammadi1111 injured; Muslim gunmen opened fire on Coptic Christians as they were leaving church.
2011 Alexandria bombingJanuary 1, 2011Alexandria23a homemade nail bomb attack on Coptic Christians in Alexandria on Saturday, 1 January 2011. 23 people died and another 97 were injured, which occurred as Christian worshipers were leaving a New Year service.
2011 Imbaba church attacks7 May, 2011Imbaba15a series of attacks that took place in Egypt on 7 May 2011 against Coptic Christian churches in the poor working-class neighborhood of Imbaba in Giza, near Cairo. The attacks were blamed on Salafi Muslims, the attacks began when Muslims attacked the Coptic Orthodox church of Saint Mina. 232 injured.
Maspero demonstrations9 October, 2011Cairo24The Maspero Massacre initially started as demonstrations by a group of Egyptian Christians, in reaction to the demolition of a church in Upper Egypt. The peaceful protesters who intended to stage a sit-in in front of the Maspiro television building were attacked by security forces and the army, resulting in 24 deaths and 212 injuries, most of which were sustained by Coptic Christians.
August 2013 Rabaa massacreAugust 14, 2013al-Nahda Square and Rabaa al-Adawiya Square, Cairo, Egypt1000+1000+ killed; police and military opened fire on demonstrators opposing the military's ouster of Mohammad Morsi, the first elected president of Egypt who was removed from power following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état. In addition to thousands of protester casualties, 8 police officers were killed.
Wahat convoy incident massacreSeptember 12, 2015Western Desert 12Egyptian security forces killed 12 people and injured 10 more after firing upon a tourist caravan they had mistaken for a terrorist group.
Metrojet Flight 9268October 31, 2015Sinai Peninsula224A Metrojet A321 aircraft carrying mainly Russian tourists was destroyed by a bomb above the northern Sinai following its departure from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Egypt, en route to Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg, Russia. All 224 passengers and crew on board were killed. The cause of the crash was an onboard explosive device concealed within a can of soda in passenger luggage. ISIL claimed responsibility.
Palm Sunday church bombingsApril 9, 2017Tanta & Alexandria45On Palm Sunday, 9 April 2017, twin suicide bombings took place at St. George's Church in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta on the Nile delta, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the principal church in Alexandria, seat of the Coptic papacy. At least 45 people were reported killed and 126 injured. Amaq News Agency said the attacks were carried out by a security detachment of the ISIS.