Thread: Islamic State terrorists kill at least 200 people in attack on Egyptian mosque

Officials say militants targeted the mosque in the North Sinai province in four off-road vehicles as bombs were let off and shots fired at worshippers.

By Michael Reynolds

13:23, 24 NOV 2017



People sit next to the bodies of worshippers killed in the mosque in the North Sinai province of Egypt (Image: REX/Shutterstock)

Suspected Islamic State militants have killed at least 200 people after a mosque in Egypt was targeted with bombs and gunfire.
Another 120 people have been wounded in the horrific attack on Al Rawdah mosque in North Sinai.

Officials say militants in four off-road vehicles bombed the mosque and shot at worshippers during the sermon segment of Friday's prayers.

Eyewitnesses have reported ambulances ferrying wounded people from the scene to nearby hospitals the town of Bir al-Abd, 25 miles from the North Sinai provincial capital of el-Arish.
State television reported President Abdel Fattah al Sisi convened an emergency security meeting soon after the attack, with the government declaring three days of mourning.

Egypt's security forces are battling an Islamic State insurgency in north Sinai, where militants have killed hundreds of police and soldiers since fighting there intensified over the last three years.
Militants have mostly targeted security forces in their attacks, but have also tried to expand beyond the peninsula by hitting Egyptian Christian churches and pilgrims.

The attack comes after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared Islamic State was over earlier this week.

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