90 casualties reported in Egypt resort blasts

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

(CNN) -- More than 90 people are reported killed or injured in at least three explosions Monday in the Red Sea resort town of Dahab, an Egyptian Interior Ministry official told CNN.

The explosions, described as a terrorist attack by the official, took place in a market and a hotel.

"There were body parts and debris in the street ... There are ambulances and cars taking people to hospital," one witness, who refused to be named, told Reuters news service.

"There is smoke coming from the area and there are people running everywhere," Reuters quoted another witness as saying.

Witnesses reported hearing the blasts and said they saw smoke coming from a market in the middle of the Sinai Peninsula town. Because of the Coptic Easter holiday, the resort town is crowded with tourists.

In July, 84 people were killed, including at least two bombers, and more than 200 others wounded in several suicide bombings in the nearby resort town of Sharm-el-Sheikh. Egyptian officials believe Bedouin residents of Sinai with connections to al Qaeda were responsible for those incidents.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/24/...asts/index.html

[almaty 19]

a terrible and sad tragedy///i

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Yeah, I saw that on the evening news today. What a mess. Time our Muslim brothers and sisters in Egypt and elsewhere tell those idiotic extremists loud and clear where they can stick their sick agenda.

My heart goes out to the victims and their families.

[crashandcari 0]

Such a terrible tragedy... Don't you wish everyone could get along as wonderfully and supportively as we all do here in VJ?

[almaty 19]

Such a terrible tragedy... Don't you wish everyone could get along as wonderfully and supportively as we all do here in VJ?

good pont sister cari

[Aymerlu 3]

My fiance has family in Dahab. When he heard of the blast, he tried most of the day to get ahold of someone, but of course the lines were bad. Luckily his family had not harm done. The blast was only 300 meters from where his cousin works. I was able to get through and talk to him later today and he was still pretty shaken up. My thoughts and prayer are with all the families there.

[almaty 19]

My fiance has family in Dahab. When he heard of the blast, he tried most of the day to get ahold of someone, but of course the lines were bad. Luckily his family had not harm done. The blast was only 300 meters from where his cousin works. I was able to get through and talk to him later today and he was still pretty shaken up. My thoughts and prayer are with all the families there.

wow..i glad everyone was okay....my prayers also with them

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[*Robert* 2]

Best wishes for the survivors.

[munchkins 0]

Such a terrible tragedy... Don't you wish everyone could get along as wonderfully and supportively as we all do here in VJ?

Agree with brothere Dean on this one

Yeah, I saw that on the evening news today. What a mess. Time our Muslim brothers and sisters in Egypt and elsewhere tell those idiotic extremists loud and clear where they can stick their sick agenda.

My heart goes out to the victims and their families.

Wholeheartedly agree with this

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My fiance has family in Dahab. When he heard of the blast, he tried most of the day to get ahold of someone, but of course the lines were bad. Luckily his family had not harm done. The blast was only 300 meters from where his cousin works. I was able to get through and talk to him later today and he was still pretty shaken up. My thoughts and prayer are with all the families there.

I'm glad they are OK.

[crashandcari 0]

Such a terrible tragedy... Don't you wish everyone could get along as wonderfully and supportively as we all do here in VJ?

good pont sister cari

thanks brother dean... enough is enough already... if all if this keeps up theres not going to be anyone left on the planet some day

[Jasman0717 9]

This terrorism is so sad adn terrible.

[Scott & Lai 12]

A UK friend of mine has a friend who was visiting that area at the time of this evil. No word on his condition yet

[Risto 0]

What an idiots! Dahab is beautiful place with very friendly people.