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| − | '''Egyptian Islamic Jihad''' ('''EIJ''') is an Islamic [[terrorist]] organization in [[Egypt]].<ref name=USFTO>[http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/fs/37191.htm Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)] ''United States Department of State''</ref> This group was formed in the late 1970s.<ref name=MIPT>[http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=3611 Egyptian Islamic Jihad] ''MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base''</ref> EIJ's primary motive is a violent overthrow of the Egyptian Government and to establish an Islamic state in Egypt.<ref name=MIPT/> The group is suspected to be responsible for a bombing in 1995 at the Egyptian embassy in [[Islamabad]], and for a foiled attack on the US embassy in [[Albania]] in 1998.<ref name=BBC>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/war_on_terror/investigation_on_terror/organisation_2.stm Egyptian Islamic Jihad] '' | + | '''Egyptian Islamic Jihad''' ('''EIJ''') is an Islamic [[terrorist]] organization in [[Egypt]].<ref name=USFTO>[http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/fs/37191.htm Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)] ''United States Department of State''</ref> This group was formed in the late 1970s.<ref name=MIPT>[http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=3611 Egyptian Islamic Jihad] ''MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base''</ref> EIJ's primary motive is a violent overthrow of the Egyptian Government and to establish an Islamic state in Egypt.<ref name=MIPT/> The group is suspected to be responsible for a bombing in 1995 at the Egyptian embassy in [[Islamabad]], and for a foiled attack on the US embassy in [[Albania]] in 1998.<ref name=BBC>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/war_on_terror/investigation_on_terror/organisation_2.stm Egyptian Islamic Jihad] ''BBC''</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:40, March 2, 2008
Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) is an Islamic terrorist organization in Egypt.[1] This group was formed in the late 1970s.[2] EIJ's primary motive is a violent overthrow of the Egyptian Government and to establish an Islamic state in Egypt.[2] The group is suspected to be responsible for a bombing in 1995 at the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, and for a foiled attack on the US embassy in Albania in 1998.[3]
References
- ↑ Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) United States Department of State
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Egyptian Islamic Jihad MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
- ↑ Egyptian Islamic Jihad BBC