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Egypt mosque attack kills 305; Army launches air strikes: Top developments

305 worshippers were killed and 109 others injured when heavily-armed militants opened fire on people attending Friday prayers

Egypt mosque attack, Egypt, Egypt terror attack, North Sinai

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The Al Rawdah mosque in Bir al-Abed, west of El Arish, the main city in North Sinai’s branch is one of the Islamic State’s surviving branches following the collapse of its self-declared caliphate in Syria and Iraq. (Photo: Reuters)

BS Web Team | Agencies Cairo

Last Updated : Nov 25 2017 | 4:38 PM IST

At least 305 people were killed and 109 others injured in a gory terror attack on a mosque in Egypt's northern Sinai region on Friday, reported state media, making it one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the country’s modern history.

Hours after the attack, which took place during Friday prayers, the Egyptian air force air force today gunned down several militants and destroyed their vehicles.

Here’s all we know so far:

1. At least 305 worshippers were killed and 109 others injured when heavily-armed militants bombed the al-Rowda mosque, affiliated with Sufi groups, in Al-Arish city and opened

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