Reuters reported that Sinai 's militants had turned their attention from security forces to tourists or soft targets . The explosion was caught on camera when on 16 February 2014 , four civilians including three South Korean tourists were killed in what is known as the 2014 Taba bus bombing . The bomber detonated his device on a tour bus carrying more than 30 members of a South Korean church group . They had traveled from Cairo to Saint Catherine 's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula . The bus was waiting to cross into Israel when the explosion occurred . The South Korean tourists belonged to the Jincheon Jungang Presbyterian Church . They had reportedly " saved for years to visit Biblical sites on the 60th anniversary of their church " . After this attack , Britons were warned not to travel to South Sinai , with an official government travel warning
2014 Taba bus bombing
2014 Taba bus bombing
Terrorism and tourism in Egypt