Death toll in Sufi mosque bomb and gun attack rises to 305

Death toll in Sufi mosque bomb and gun attack rises to 305

By Semi Turaga
Sunday 26/11/2017
The Sufi mosque in northern Sinai

The death toll in a bomb and gun attack on a Sufi mosque in northern Sinai has risen to 305, with 27 children among the dead.

Another 128 people were injured, according to a statement from the public prosecutor read out on Egyptian state‑run news channel Nile TV.

Between 25 to 30 armed men carried out the assault on the al Rawdah Sufi mosque in Bir al‑Abed.

There have not yet been a claim of responsibility from ISIS or its affiliate in Egypt.

Source: CNN

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