{"id":377264,"date":"2017-11-24T14:11:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T14:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=377264"},"modified":"2017-11-24T14:11:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T14:11:49","slug":"egypt-mosque-attack-least-184-killed-sinai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/egypt-mosque-attack-least-184-killed-sinai\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt mosque attack: At least 184 killed in Sinai"},"content":{"rendered":"
Suspected militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai province, killing at least 184 people, state media say.<\/p>\n
Witnesses say the al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, near al-Arish, was targeted during Friday prayers.<\/p>\n
Local police said men in four off-road vehicles opened fire on worshippers,\u00a0AP reported.<\/p>\n
Egypt has been fighting an Islamist insurgency in the region, which has intensified since 2013.<\/p>\n
There have been regular attacks blamed on militants on the Sinai peninsula, but this is the deadliest assault of its kind.<\/p>\n
Pictures from the scene show rows of bloodied victims inside the mosque. At least 125 people were also wounded, reports say.<\/p>\n