Attack on the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan
1995 militant attack in Islamabad, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carried out by the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, the 19 November 1995 attack on the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan was retaliation against the diplomatic staffers who were accused of gathering intelligence on Jihad factions inside Pakistan.[1] It was the deadliest attack against the Egyptian government, since it had been declared apostate three years earlier by Islamic militants.[2]
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Attack on the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan | |
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Location | Islamabad |
Date | 19 November 1995 |
Attack type | Car bombing |
Deaths | 17 |
Injured | ~60 |
Perpetrators | Egyptian Islamic Jihad |
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