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Meet al-Attar shooting

The Meet al-Attar shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Meet al-Attar (Arabic: ميت العطار) a village near Banha, Egypt on 21 August 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 his involvement in the death of 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.[1][2][3][4]

Perpetrator

Omar Abdul Razeq Abdullah Rifai (1985 – 21 August 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

References

  1. ^ Egypt gunman kills 15 in family dispute, Fox News (August 21, 2013)
  2. ^ "Egypte: un meurtrier récidiviste abat 15 personnes". Libération. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
  3. ^ Facebook-page of the Qalyubia Security Directorate
  4. ^ Egypt: Man kills 17 in shooting spree, Gulf News (August 21, 2013)

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