Fact check
Is it true: Anwar Sadat assassination (6 Oct 1981, Cairo military parade)?
Yes — this is confirmed.
Khalid Islambouli and three Tanzim al-Jihad operatives carried out the attack, motivated by Sadat's 1979 peace treaty with Israel and his September 1981 crackdown. Islambouli and four co-conspirators were tried and executed on 15 April 1982. The killers stated their motives publicly. No evidence implicates any foreign intelligence service. The conspiracy claims attributing the attack to the CIA or Mossad have no evidentiary basis.
The claim
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot and killed on 6 October 1981 during the annual Armed Forces Day parade in Cairo. Khalid Islambouli and three fellow Tanzim al-Jihad operatives opened fire from
Key evidence
Islambouli's brother arrested in September 1981 crackdown
Attack filmed live at the parade — perpetrators identified on camera
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