EXTREMIST VIOLENCE IN EGYPT
Date Reported: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Incident Type: SECURITY
Country: EGYPT Incident: The U.S. Embassy in Cairo submits the following:
In calendar year 1999, the local press reported four deaths in terrorist related violence. All four deaths occurred in one incident on September 7 when security forces raided a terrorist hideout on the outskirts of Cairo and shot and killed four extremists, including a leader of the Egyptian Islamic Group (IG), Farid Salem Kidwani. These were the only deaths in terrorist-related violence in 1999, the lowest such numbers since 1992. Following is a summary of 1992-1999 fatalities, collected from local press reports: 1992: 10 policemen; 29 extremists; 41 civilians (including 25 copts); and 1 tourist; total of 81. 1993: 83 policemen; 64 extremists; 52 civilians (including 13 copts); and 2 tourists; total of 201. 1994: 101 policemen; 139 extremists; 41 civilians (including 9 copts); and 5 tourists; total of 286. 1995: 100 policemen; 185 extremists; and 84 civilians (including 25 copts); total of 369. 1996: 48 policemen; 34 extremists; 66 civilians (including 22 copts); and 18 tourists; total of 166. 1997: 41 policemen; 41 extremists; 47 civilians (including 23 copts); and 67 tourists; total of 196. 1998: 11 policemen; 18 extremists; and 18 civilians (including 8 copts); total of 47. 1999: 4 extremists; total of 4. 1992-1999: 394 policemen; 514 extremists; 349 civilians (including 125 copts); and 93 tourists. The total is 1,350.
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