| Luxor massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of terrorism in Egypt | |
 The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, where the attack took place | |
| Location | Dayr al-Bahri, Egypt |
| Date | 17 November 1997 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (UTC+02:00) |
| Target | Tourists |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Automatic firearms, knives, machetes |
| Deaths | 62 (58 tourists, 4 Egyptians) |
| Perpetrator | Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya |
| Assailants | 6 militants (later committed suicide) |
| Motive | Islamist terrorism |
The Luxor massacre was an Islamist terrorist attack that occurred on 17 November 1997 in Egypt. It was perpetrated by al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya and resulted in the deaths of 62 people, most of whom were tourists. It took place at Dayr al-Bahri, an archaeological site located across the Nile from the city of Luxor.