2016 in Egypt
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Events
January
- 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]
March
- 29 March - 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 didn't have any explosives.
May
- May 19 - EgyptAir Flight 804 between Paris and Cairo disappears with 56 passengers and 10 crew on board. The plane was at 37,000 feet when it disappeared ten minutes before entering Egyptian airspace over the Mediterranean Sea. It is later reported to have crashed off the Greek island of Karpathos with terrorism suspected.[2]
August
- August 5-21 - 38 athletes from Egypt competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
References
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