A terrorist attack in an Egyptian mosque killed 235 people
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By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/a-terrorist-attack-in-an-egyptian-mosque-killed-235-people.htmlA terrorist attack took place in a Sufi mosque in Egypt: during Friday prayers, several terrorists in SUVs surrounded the building, detonated a bomb in the room, and then began shooting people trying to escape. It is also reported that the militants fired at ambulances that evacuated the wounded. According to the latest data, 235 people were killed and 125 injured. It is assumed that the explosive device was activated by a suicide bomber.
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The attack took place in the village of Al-Rauda near El-Arish, the capital of the province of North Sinai. According to preliminary data, there were about 500 people in the mosque. "For about 20 minutes they shot people fleeing after the explosion," survivors of the attack said.
A state of emergency has been declared in hospitals in North Sinai province. It is reported that 15 terrorists were killed, the army and police are looking for other participants in the attack.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called an emergency meeting of the Security Council and declared three days of mourning in the country. No extremist group has yet claimed responsibility for the tragedy.
Keywords: Explosion | Egypt | Mosque | Terrorist attack | Terrorists
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