Armed attackers on Friday killed at least 235 worshippers in a bomb and gun assault on a packed mosque in Egypt’s restive North Sinai province, state media reported, the country’s deadliest attack in recent memory. Witnesses said the assailants had surrounded the mosque with all-terrain vehicles then planted a bomb outside. Egypt’s presidency declared three days of mourning, state television reported, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met his security ministers to follow developments. The victims of Friday’s attack included civilians and conscripts praying at the mosque. The Islamic State group shares the puritan Salafi view of Sufis as heretics for seeking the intercession of saints.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 24, 2017 12:36 UTC