Suleiman Khater

Suleiman Khater

Suleiman Khater (Arabic سليمان خاطر, also transcribed "Soleiman", "Sulaiman", "Sulayman", "Suliman" etc.) was an Egyptian soldier who on October 5, 1985 opened fire on Israeli tourists vacationing in the Sinai, killing seven. While Israel demanded that he be harshly punished, a number of voices in the Arab world expressed support for his actions, including the parliament of Kuwait. Khater was found hanged in his jail cell in January 1986, and many suspected that the Egyptian authorities staged a "suicide" as a convenient escape from their political dilemma. After his death, the Iranian government of Ayatollah Khomeini issued a stamp "In honour of the martyrdom of Sulayman Khater, Hero of Sinai", and named a street in Tehran for him.

ee also

*Ras Burqa massacre
*Sinai hotel bombings

External links

* [http://www.farhangsara.com/Stamps/I.R.Iran/86_64_solayman_khater.jpg1986 Iranian stamp]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A0DE3DF1531F93BA35752C0A960948260 "Egyptian who shot 7 is dead"] ("New York Times", January 8, 1986)


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