Egyptian Islamic Jihad ( a.k.a. '' Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiyya '' ) is a militant Egyptian Islamist movement dedicated to the establishment of an Islamic state in Egypt . The group was formed in 1980 as an umbrella organization for militant student groups which were formed after the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood renounced violence . It is led by Omar Abdel-Rahman , who has been accused of participation in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing . In 1981 , the group assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat . On November 17 , 1997 , in what became known as the Luxor massacre , it attacked tourists at the Temple of Hatshepsut ( Deir el-Bahri ) ; six men dressed as police officers machine-gunned 58 Japanese and European vacationers and four Egyptians
1993 World Trade Center bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
History of terrorism