Meet al-Attar shooting
| Meet al-Attar shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Meet al-Attar, near Banha, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt |
| Date |
August 21, 2013 6:30 |
Attack type | Mass murder, shooting |
| Weapons | AKMS assault rifle |
| Deaths | 16 (including the perpetrator) |
Non-fatal injuries | Unknown |
| Perpetrator | Omar Abdul Razeq Abdullah Rifai |
The Meet al-Attar shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Meet al-Attar (Arabic: ميت العطار) a village near Banha, Egypt on August 21, 2013, when Omar Abdul Razeq Abdullah Rifai (Arabic: عمر عبد الرازق عبد الله الرفاعي), a 28-year-old unemployed poultry dealer and ex-convict who was recently released from his sentence after he killed 23 people in 2008 over a family feud, fatally shot 15 people and possibly wounded several others, using an AKMS assault rifle, before being shot dead by villagers himself. In total, he has killed 38 people in a span of 5 years.[1][2][3][4]
Perpetrator
| Omar Abdul Razeq Abdullah Rifai | |
|---|---|
| Born |
ca. 1985 Egypt |
| Died |
August 21, 2013 (aged 28) Meet al-Attar, near Banha, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt |
| Cause of death | Shot dead |
| Killings | |
| Date |
2008 August 21, 2013 |
| Location(s) | Meet al-Attar, near Banha, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt |
| Target(s) | Random strangers, Family members |
| Killed | 38 |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Weapons | AKMS assault rifle |
Omar Abdul Razeq Abdullah Rifai (1985-August 21, 2013) was a resident of Meet al-Attar and an ex-convict. In 2008, was found guilty of involvement in a local vendetta in which 23 people were killed. He was recently released from prison after serving his term. His motive for the attack seems to be because they failed to support his family in a vendetta.
Victims
- Ahmed Samir Ibrahim Abdel Raouf, 25, shot in the chest and left side, (Arabic: احمد سمير ابراهيم عبد الرؤوف)
- Abdel Aziz Abdel Fattah Abdel Aziz, 42, shot in the chest and arms, (Arabic: عبد العزيز عبد الفتاح عبد العزيز)
- Emad Hamdy Fathy Ali Allam, 23, shot in the abdomen, (Arabic: عماد حمدى فتحى على علام)
- Emad Husseiny Abdel-Hafiz Hanafi, 29, shot in the abdomen, (Arabic: عماد الحسينى عبد الحفيظ حنفى)
- Mohammed Shehta Sayed Hassan, 29, shot in the abdomen and right side, (Arabic: محمد شحته السيد حسن)
- Abdullah Zenhom Afifi Metwali, 25, shot in the neck and chest, (Arabic: عبد الله زينهم عفيفى متولى سن)
- Amin Ali Amin Al-Daedae, 33, shot in the chest, (Arabic: امين على امين الدعدع)
- Taha Ahmed Taha Ahmed Sayed, 25, shot in the chest and groin, (Arabic: طه احمد طه احمد السيد)
- Ibrahim Sayed Ibrahim Nada, 32, shot in the head, abdomen, and left thigh, (Arabic: ابراهيم السيد ابراهيم ندا)
- Hassan Abdel Alim Mohamed Hassan, 41, shot in the abdomen and pelvis, (Arabic: حسن عبد العليم محمد حسن)
- Hassan Mohammed Hadi Abdul Hafeez, 27, shot in the head and left arm, (Arabic: حسن محمد الهادى عبد الحفيظ)
- Abdel Fattah Mohamed Faraj Ibrahim, 25, shot in the neck and right side, (Arabic: عبد الفتاح محمد فرج ابراهيم)
- Mohammed Hashim Ibrahim Hashim, 31, shot in the chest, right side, and right arm, (Arabic: محمد هاشم ابراهيم هاشم)
- Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Rahim Sayed, 25, shot in the back and right arm, (Arabic: محمد محمود عبد الرحيم السيد)
- Ahmed Abdul Azim Sayed Abdul Sadiq, 27, shot in the back, (Arabic: احمد عبد العظيم السيد عبد الصادق)
References
- ↑ Egypt gunman kills 15 in family dispute, Fox News (August 21, 2013)
- ↑ Egypte: un meurtrier récidiviste abat 15 personnes, Libération (August 21, 2013)
- ↑ Facebook-page of the Qalyubia Security Directorate
- ↑ Egypt: Man kills 17 in shooting spree, Gulf News (August 21, 2013)