In November 1997, six radical Moslems massacred 63 people, mostly tourists, at the Luxor archeological site in Egypt. That incident marked the end of active radical Moslem movement in Egypt.

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The massacre, however, marked a decisive drop in Islamist terrorists’ fortunes in Egypt by turning Egyptian public opinion overwhelmingly against them. Organizers and supporters of the attack reacted with denial. The day after the attack, Islamic Group leader Rifai Taha claimed the attackers intended only to take the tourists hostage ….

The terrorist groups lost the population’s support and had nowhere to seek refuge or establish bases of operations in Egypt. Although 1,200 people, many of them foreign visitors or residents but also many hundreds of Egyptians themselves, were killed by terrorist attacks in the preceding years, terrorist activity in Egypt almost completely ceased in the several years following the Luxor attacks.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1997_Luxor_massacre

In recent years similar consequences for radical Moslems followed massacres of tourists in Indonesia and Morocco.

Even though last week’s massacre happened in India, the economic consequences will be suffered mostly by Pakistan. Investment and tourism in Pakistan will fall from their already low levels, while India will continue to prosper.

Pakistan now must and will crush its active radical Moslem movement mercilessly and completely. The job will be done in about one year. Pakistan will do in 2009 what Egypt did in 1998.