Special to the New York Times 8 Jan 1986 | Mass demonstrations were held in his support, and he was honored by the Parliament of |
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In addition, the government of issued a postage stamp reading "In honour of the martyrdom of Sulayman Khater, Hero of Sinai" and named a street in for him | While pro-government newspapers were silent over the incident, opposition newspapers ran articles praising Khater, hailing him as the hero of Sinai |
Investigation [ ] In the investigation record, Khater tells his story that on October 5, 1985: I was on a cliff high from the ground, serving during my shift, and I saw a group of foreigners; women, children and apparently a man wearing swimsuits.
9Retrieved 25 Jan 2021 — via | The shooting occurred in the late afternoon near a resort |
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Public support [ ] An Iranian postage stamp issued in Khater's honor Khater's sentence was opposed by public pressure created by the , the main opposition party in Egypt at that time |
They were charged with "insulting the Egyptian military".
13Khater wounded two other minors, one aged 5 | He was found hanged in his cell |
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Ras Burqa massacre [ ] Main article: According to the Associated Press report published by the Pittsburgh Press, on October 5, 1985, Khater, a policeman, shot and killed 7 Israeli tourists, including four children and two women, approximately 25 miles from the Egyptian-Israeli Border | Kifner, John 26 Dec 1985 |
During his childhood, Khater witnessed the on April 8, 1970.