Ras Burqa massacre
| Ras Burqa massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ras Burqa, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 29°12′28″N 34°44′06″E / 29.20778°N 34.73500°E |
| Date | 5 October 1985 |
| Target | Israeli tourists |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Weapons | Machine gun |
| Deaths | 7 Israeli civilians (including 4 children) 1 Egyptian policeman |
| Injured | 4 Israeli civilians |
| Perpetrator | Lone Egyptian soldier (Suleiman Khater) |
The Ras Burqa massacre was a mass shooting on 5 October 1985 on Israeli vacationers in Ras Burqa, a beach resort area in the Sinai peninsula, in which seven people, including four children, were killed by Egyptian soldier Suleiman Khater.