Suicide Bombers Attack Egypt's Historic Luxor Temple

CNN: Luxor suicide bomber, another assailant die in attack on temple, Egypt says

(CNN)Two assailants were killed and one injured in a thwarted attack at Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt, on Wednesday morning, authorities said.

The attackers confronted security officials at Karnak with firearms and explosives, Egypt's Interior Ministry said in a statement.

The three men, who were in a car, tried to enter the temple's parking lot when a plainclothes policeman forced it to stop, Egypt's Tourism Ministry said. Security forces confronted them, and two were killed: one died when he detonated the explosives he was carrying, and another was shot in the head, the Interior Ministry added.

The third militant was injured.

WNU Editor: These militants were targeting the tourists. Kudos to the security forces.

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