Salvation from hell
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Salvation from Hell (Arabic: جماعة الناجون من النار, romanized: Al Najun Min Al Nar, lit. 'Saved from the Inferno') was a militant Islamic organization which operated in Egypt in the 1980s. It sought to establish an Islamic state in Egypt through the use of force.
During a 1989 trial in Egypt, 26 defendants were charged with forming Salvation from Hell, an illegal paramilitary organization, in addition to other charges.[1][2] The Egyptian government broke off ties with Iran following allegations that Iran funded the group.[3] Yasser Borhamy was detained for a month in 1987 due to his alleged connection with the assassination attempt against interior minister Hassan Abu Basha.[4] Hussein al-Zawahiri, the brother of Ayman al-Zawahiri and Muhammad al-Zawahiri, was convicted for his alleged role in the assassination attempt.[5] The group was also responsible for an assassination attempt on former interior minister Nabawi Ismail.[6]
