Victims of the campaign against the Egyptian state from 1992 – 1997 exceeded 1,200 and included the head of the counter-terrorism police ( Major General Raouf Khayrat ) , a speaker of parliament ( Rifaat el-Mahgoub ) , dozens of European tourists and Egyptian bystanders , and over 100 Egyptian police . At times , travel by foreigners in parts of Upper Egypt was severely restricted and dangerous . On 17 November 1997 , 62 people , mostly tourists , were killed near Luxor . The assailants trapped the people in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut . During this period , Al-Gama ' a al-Islamiyya was given support by the governments of Iran and Sudan , as well as al-Qaeda . The Egyptian government received support during that time from the United States
62 people , mostly tourists , were killed
Luxor massacre
History of Egypt