Chronology of major terrorist attacks in Egypt

Backgrounder: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian Red Sea resort

A car bomb exploded in the old market in the heart of Sharm el-Sheikh, about 6 km from Naama Bay. (Photo: Xinhua)

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, July 23 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 75 people, including eight foreigners, were killed in a series of blasts in this Red Sea resort early Saturday, medics and officials said.

    Egyptian Health Minister Mohammad Awad Tag Eddin earlier put the death toll at 62, saying that it is possible the toll will rise.

    One car bomb exploded in front of the Ghazala Hotel in Naama Bay, the site of most of the resort's luxury hotels.

    Another car bomb exploded in the old market in the heart of Sharm el-Sheikh, about 6 km from Naama Bay.

The remains of an exploded car. (Photo: Xinhua)

    A third explosion occurred in a car park at the entrance to Naama Bay and it could have been a bag of explosives, police sources said.

    Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adli said that attacks in Sharm el-Sheikh might be linked to the Taba blasts of 2004.

    Adli said some clues have been found that might help find who carried out these attacks, which indicate a link between the explosions and the Taba blasts in the Sinai peninsula on Oct. 7, 2004, which killed 34 people and injured more than 100.