At least 200 were killed in a bomb attack an Egyptian mosque in the Sinai peninsula.
150+ killed in Egypt mosque attack. https://t.co/eTa3YlAagB pic.twitter.com/23SYY8P9Gk
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 24, 2017
An ISIS-affiliated group is behind the attack.
Haaretz reported:
MENA, a state news agency, reported that ISIS-affiliated militants are suspected of perpetrating the attack, which targeted a mosque frequented by Sufis, members of Islam’s mystical movement, in the north Sinai town of Bir al-Abd. Islamic militants, including the local ISIS branch, consider Sufis heretics because of their less literal interpretations of the faith.
Here is video from inside the mosque after the deadly attack.
graphic video showing inside the mosque targeted by terrorists in #Egypt’s #Sinai #EgyptAttack pic.twitter.com/O2e6CaGR19
— iixxii (@iixxii) November 24, 2017
Egypt mosque attack latest:
– At least 184 killed
– 125 wounded
– Friday prayers 'targeted' https://t.co/YuTLpUjkr7— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 24, 2017
It was a Sufi mosque. The bombing was
This is absolutely devastating. My heart is broken. As the world scramble for Black Friday shopping, Egypt has its own Black Friday. At least 155 killed and 120 injured in a mosque bombing in Sinai. All my thoughts and prayers go out to all victims. Terrorism has no religion. pic.twitter.com/fx5yxVoOTz
— (@XIBASH) November 24, 2017
UPDATE: At least 184 killed in suspected ISIS terror attack in Egypt https://t.co/o6OzaQywxA
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) November 24, 2017
