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Controversial Egypt Islamist quits as Luxor governor
Source: Reuters
Controversial Egypt Islamist quits as Luxor governor
CAIRO | Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:06am EDT
(Reuters) - The new governor of Egypt's Luxor province, controversially appointed last week despite belonging to a hardline Islamist group that killed 58 tourists there in 1997, announced his resignation on Sunday.
"We will not accept that one drop of blood be spilt because of a position that I did not personally aspire to at any time," Adel Mohamed al-Khayat said in a news conference, saying the decision had been made after consultations with his party.
A member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, which mounted campaigns against Egypt's military rulers and tourist industry at various times from the 1970s to 1990s, al-Khayat was appointed a week ago by President Mohamed Mursi in a move that showed the growing importance of al-Gamaa as an ally of Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood.
Khayat had denied any personal role in militant attacks, having worked as a civil servant after a brief association with al-Gamaa as a student.
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CAIRO | Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:06am EDT
(Reuters) - The new governor of Egypt's Luxor province, controversially appointed last week despite belonging to a hardline Islamist group that killed 58 tourists there in 1997, announced his resignation on Sunday.
"We will not accept that one drop of blood be spilt because of a position that I did not personally aspire to at any time," Adel Mohamed al-Khayat said in a news conference, saying the decision had been made after consultations with his party.
A member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, which mounted campaigns against Egypt's military rulers and tourist industry at various times from the 1970s to 1990s, al-Khayat was appointed a week ago by President Mohamed Mursi in a move that showed the growing importance of al-Gamaa as an ally of Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood.
Khayat had denied any personal role in militant attacks, having worked as a civil servant after a brief association with al-Gamaa as a student.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/23/us-egypt-tourism-luxor-idUSBRE95M04X20130623
