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| At least 85 dead, scores injured in bomb & gun attack at northern Sinai mosque – reports | |
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| At least 85 people have been killed in a coordinated bomb and gun attack in northern Sinai, Egypt, according to local media reports. At least 80 others were injured in the blast. | |
| The explosion took place in the vicinity of a mosque during Friday prayer and was accompanied by an armed attack carried out by suspected militants, Reuters reports, citing eyewitnesses and security sources. | The explosion took place in the vicinity of a mosque during Friday prayer and was accompanied by an armed attack carried out by suspected militants, Reuters reports, citing eyewitnesses and security sources. |
| Witnesses said the explosive device was detonated next to the Al-Rawdah mosque in the center of the town of Bir al-Abd, according to Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm. Those fleeing the mosque were then reportedly attacked by gunmen. | Witnesses said the explosive device was detonated next to the Al-Rawdah mosque in the center of the town of Bir al-Abd, according to Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm. Those fleeing the mosque were then reportedly attacked by gunmen. |
| Eyewitnesses reported ambulances transporting injured people to nearby hospitals. Local media is reporting that the ambulances also came under attack by the gunmen. | |
| The office of Egyptian President Abdelfattah El-Sisi has declared three days of mourning, according to Shorouk News. | |
| The sparsely-populated Sinai peninsula has been the scene of numerous clashes between government forces and armed movements. President El-Sisi described it as a "nesting ground for terrorism” following a suicide bombing that killed 31 soldiers in 2014. | |
| In October, 24 Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants and six Egyptian soldiers were killed in a series of coordinated attacks on checkpoints. |