Terrorist attacks in Egypt intensified from the 1980s to the 2000s. Some of the terrorists' targets included locals, foreigners, Coptic Christians and government officials.
Some of the deadliest attacks in the 21st century include:
Attack on Al-Rawda Mosque
The Al-Rawda Mosque took place in northern Sinai, Egypt. On November 24, 2017, the mosque was the site of the most violent violent attack in Egyptian history.
Terrorists dropped bombs and opened fire on believers, resulting in the death of 305 people. The mosque was especially busy due to the Friday prayer times.
Metrojet Flight 9268
The Metrojet flight crashed on October 31, 2015 and killed all passengers and crew on board. Flight 9268 was an intercontinental plane operated by Metrojet traveling to Pulkovo Airport in Russia from Sharm el-Sheikh Airport.
The aircraft was carrying tourists (1 Belarusian, 4 Ukrainians and 219 Russians) and 7 crew. The crash of Flight 9268 was the deadliest attack in Egypt and Metrojet's history. It was the most fatal accident in 2015 and the most dangerous accident involving an Airbus-A320 aircraft.
Shortly after the plane crash, Osama al-Masri claimed responsibility in a video posted on Twitter. They also posted images of the bomb they used in their online magazine.
The American and British governments suspected that the plane was bombed. Ayman al-Muqaddam, the lead investigator, said possible causes of the accident could have overheated lithium batteries, metal fatigue and fuel explosion.
The Russian Federal Security Service claimed to be sure it was a terrorist attack caused by a bomb with more than 2.2 kilograms of TNT that exploded during the flight. The Egyptian president acknowledged that it was a terrorist attack on February 24, 2016.
The incident forced several countries to improve their airport security measures in fear of another attack.
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Sharm el-Sheikh Attacks
The Sharm el-Sheikh attacks were a series of bombs that exploded on July 23, 2003, in Sharm el-Sheikh, a town in the southern Sinai Peninsula. The bomb attacks resulted in about 88 casualties and the explosion injured approximately 150 people.
The attacks corresponded to “Revolution Day”, a holiday commemorating the defeat of King Farouk in 1952. The incident took place very early in the morning, while most local and foreign tourists were still in bars, cafes and restaurants.
The first explosion was reported at a market in Sharm and the second one happened shortly thereafter at the Ghazala Garden Hotel, which is about 6 km from the center of the Naama Bay region.
Although the government reported that the attack killed 64 people, local hospitals announced that around 88 people had lost their lives in the attacks. Most of the injured and dead individuals were Egyptians.
The first organization to announce its involvement in the attack was the Abdullah Azzah Brigades group. The group also announced that they were linked to al-Queda. Other groups who claimed to have detonated the bombs include the Holy Warriors and the Tawhid and Jihad.
Bombings of Dahab
The Dahab bombing incident involved three bombs that exploded in Dahab (Egypt city) on April 24, 2006. Hotels in Dahab are quite famous among local and foreign tourists, especially during holidays.
A string of bombs exploded on Shan Al-Nasseim's vacation in the city's vacationers region on the Gulf of Aqaba. One of the explosions took place beside the Ghazala market. The other took place near Café Aladdin and the last one near the Nelson restaurant.
The attacks killed about 23 people, mostly Egyptians. Other victims were from numerous European and Asian nations, as well as Australia.
The worst terrorist attacks in Egypt in the 21st century
| Classification | attack name | Estimated victims |
| 1 | Attack on Al-Rawda Mosque | 305 |
| 2 | Metrojet Flight 9268 | 224 |
| 3 | Sharm El Sheikh bombings | 88 |
| 4 | Palm Sunday Bombings | 30 |
| 5 | Bombing in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul | 29 |
| 6 | Attack on Minya | 28 |
| 7 | Bombing of al-Qidiseen church | 23 |
| 8 | Al-Wadi Al-Gedid Attack | 21 |
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