Egyptian in Red Sea knife attack was Islamic State supporter, sources say
An Egyptian man who stabbed three foreign tourists to death and wounded three more earlier this month at a Red Sea resort had tried to join Islamic State, according to a police investigation, two security sources said today.
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Officials say Abdel Rahman Shaban Abokorah killed two Germanwomen and a Czech woman and wounded three other tourists at the popular Red Searesort of Hurghada on July 14. He was caught by hotel staff and arrested.
Investigators have recommended he face terrorism charges,the two sources said. Authorities have so far not commented officially onmotives for the attack, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack,
The two sources confirmed a Facebook page belonging to theattacker contains a series of references to Islamic State, with the militantgroup's flag displayed prominently in his profile.
Authorities say the attacker killed the two German women andwounded two more tourists at the Zahabia hotel in Hurghada, then swam to aneighboring beach to attack at least two more people at the Sunny Days ElPalacio resort before being caught by staff and arrested.
The Czech woman was among the wounded. She died of herinjuries last week.
It was the first major attack on foreign tourists since asimilar assault on the same resort more than a year ago. It came as Egyptstruggles to revive tourism, which has suffered from security threats and yearsof upheaval.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's government isbattling an Islamic insurgency that has killed hundreds of troops and police innorthern Sinai and has started to attack other parts of Egypt.
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