BBC Arabic reported that 52 people had died in the attack. Reuters reported that 23 of those were police officers, while BBC reported the number to be only 18, according to anonymous security sources, SIS said in a statement, on Saturday. The BBC also responded to the SIS statement on October 23. “Security sources told Western media the police death toll was far higher,” the BBC said. “The BBC was told that 53 officers and conscripts had been killed, while Reuters cited three sources as saying that at least 52 had died”.

Source: Egypt Independent October 25, 2017 11:26 UTC