Egypt has experienced a series of fatal attacks in 2017, mainly in the restive northern Sinai region where militants are active.
The following is a list of some of the deadliest incidents:
- January 16: Eight Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack by suspected extremists on a security checkpoint in Egypt's western desert.
- April 9: Suicide bombings at two Coptic Christian churches on Palm Sunday kill 48 people. The attacks, claimed by the Islamic State extremist group, prompt Egypt to declare a nationwide state of emergency.
- May 26: At least 28 people are killed in an attack by gunmen on a bus carrying Coptic Christians on a journey to a monastery in southern Egypt. Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
- July 7: Twenty-six army troops are killed in an attack in the volatile northern Sinai region.
- July 14: Two Germans and a Czech woman are killed in a knife attack by a suspected Islamist on foreign tourists in the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada.
- September 11: Twenty policemen are killed in an attack claimed by Islamic State in northern Sinai.
- October 12: Six Egyptian army personnel are killed in an attack on a security checkpoint in northern Sinai. Islamic State claims the attack.
- October 20: At least 16 policemen are killed in a shoot-out with suspected extremists in Egypt's western desert.
- November 24: At least 155 people are reported killed in an attack by suspected militants on a mosque in northern Sinai. The attack, Egypt's deadliest in 2017, prompts authorities to declare three days of national mourning.
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