PUTRAJAYA: The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that no Malaysians were affected in the deadly attack on the Al Rawdah Mosque in Al Radwa village in North Sinai, Egypt. Wisma Putra said in a statement Saturday that the embassy of Malaysia in Cairo is in contact with the local authorities. "Malaysia also expresses its deepest condolences to the government and people of Egypt, and to the families of victims affected by the attack," the ministry said. According to local media reports (as quoted by Al-Jazeera), the attackers planted explosives before opening fire on worshippers. No groups have claimed responsibility over the attack as yet, according to the said media.

Source: The Star November 25, 2017 06:45 UTC