Toll climbs to 305 in Sinai mosque attack

Cairo : The death toll from the deadliest terror attack on Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Egypt’s restive North Sinai region has risen to 305, the state prosecution said today.
Among the deceased are 27 children, Egypt’s General Prosecutor Nabil Sadek said in a statement. Sadek said 128 people were injured in the attack, the deadliest terror attack in the country.Heavily-armed terrorists bombed al-Rowda mosque in Al- Arish city during the Friday prayers. The number of terrorists involved in the attack vary from 25 to 30, the statement said.The terrorists used five vehicles in the attack and torched seven vehicles owned by worshippers, the statement added.The prosecutor said according to the injured people, some of the terrorists were masked and others were not and all of them were dressed in military-like outfits.Meanwhile, gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai brandished an Islamic State flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300 worshippers, including two dozen children, officials said on Saturday.
No group has claimed responsibility, but Egyptian forces are battling a stubborn Islamic State affiliate in the region, one of the surviving branches of the militant group after it suffered defeats by US-backed forces in Iraq and Syria.