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Explosion hits mosque in Sinai, Egypt, 235 dead (UPDATE)

World Materials 24 November 2017 19:52 (UTC +04:00)
Suspected militants set off a bomb and opened fire at a mosque in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai on Friday, targeting supporters of the security forces attending prayers there
Explosion hits mosque in Sinai, Egypt, 235 dead (UPDATE)

19:52 (GMT+4) The number of victims of the terrorist attack in a mosque in Egypt’s northern Sinai has risen to 235 people, RIA Novosti reported citing state Egyptian TV channel.

16:10 (GMT+4) Suspected militants set off a bomb and opened fire at a mosque in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai on Friday, targeting supporters of the security forces attending prayers there, two eyewitnesses and a security source said,Reuters reports.

At least 75 people were wounded in the attack on the Al Rawdah mosque in Bir al-Abed, west of Arish city, according to a health ministry spokesman. Eyewitnesses reported ambulances ferrying casualties from the scene to nearby hospitals.

Egypt’s security forces are battling a stubborn 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.

15:44 (GMT+4) An explosion has occurred at a mosque in the north of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing 50, according to Sky News Arabia.

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