### [2026-05-18](/feed/2026/05/18/index.md) ##### Abu Tig shooting # Eight people are killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting in Abu Tig, Asyut Governorate, Egypt. The perpetrator is killed by security forces. ### Sources: 1. [AFP via Al Arabiya](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/05/19/gunman-kills-eight-at-egypt-transport-hub) ### Changes: 1. At least two people are killed and multiple others are injured in a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Both the perpetrators are killed. _2026-05-19 01:36:20 (First version)_ 2. At least three people are killed and multiple others are injured in a mass shooting at a mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Both the perpetrators are killed. _2026-05-19 07:36:36 (Update)_ 3. Two people are killed and four others are seriously injured in a mass shooting in El Ejido, Andalusia, Spain. The perpetrator is arrested. _2026-05-20 01:36:33 (Update)_ 3. Eight people are killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting in Abu Tig, Asyut Governorate, Egypt. The perpetrator is killed by security forces. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Ten people are killed, including three children, in a mass shooting at a ranch in the municipality of Tehuitzingo, Puebla, Mexico. Authorities blamed the massacre on a family dispute.](/feed/2026/05/17/ten-people-are-killed-including-three-children-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-ranch-in-the-municipality-of-tehuitzingo-puebl.md) _Context: mass shooting_ 2. [A 19-year-old man opens fire at a school in Siverek, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, wounding 16 people, before killing himself. ](/feed/2026/04/14/a-19-year-old-man-opens-fire-at-a-school-in-siverek-sanliurfa-province-turkey-wounding-16-people-before-killing-hims.md) _Context: mass shooting_ 3. 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[https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-adama-chemicals-plant-southern-israel-hit-by-iranian-missile-or-debris-2026-03-29- (Reuters)]*A visual evidence released by "The New York Times" shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2026-03-29-world-middleeast-us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html ("The New York Times")]An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. [https:--www.timesofisrael.com-indonesian-peacekeeper-killed-in-lebanon-explosion-2nd-critically-injured- ("Times of Israel")]2026 Iran war](/feed/2026/03/29/bahrain-imposes-a-nighttime-maritime-curfew-from-6-00-nbsp-pm-to-4-00-nbsp-am-to-restrict-sea-traffic-and-strengthen.md) _Context: Egypt_ 4. [A gunman shoots and kills one person and injures six others, before killing himself, in a mass shooting at the town hall of Chřibská, Czech Republic. ](/feed/2026/01/19/a-gunman-shoots-and-kills-one-person-and-injures-six-others-before-killing-himself-in-a-mass-shooting-at-the-town-hall.md) _Context: mass shooting_ 5. [Russian soldiers kill five people and injure another in a mass shooting at a house in Zvanivka, Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. ](/feed/2025/10/20/russian-soldiers-kill-five-people-and-injure-another-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-house-in-zvanivka-bakhmut-donetsk-oblast.md) _Context: mass shooting_ 6. [One teenager is killed and five other people are wounded, including two seriously, in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. ](/feed/2025/08/1/one-teenager-is-killed-and-five-other-people-are-wounded-including-two-seriously-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-nightclub-in.md) _Context: mass shooting_ 7. 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The suspect is arrested by local police. ](/feed/2025/04/17/at-least-two-people-are-killed-and-six-others-are-hospitalized-in-a-mass-shooting-at-florida-state-university-in-tallaha.md) _Context: mass shooting_