<p>The death toll in the mosque attack in Egpyt&#39;s northern Sinai province rose to 235&nbsp;with over 125 injured, state TV reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Reports said&nbsp;attackers hit the mosque with bombs and fired at people.</p>

<p>The attack took place near the provincial capital of El-Arish during weekly prayers, police officials told AFP.</p>

<p>Witnesses told AFP the assailants had surrounded the mosque with &quot;all-terrain vehicles&quot; then planted a bomb outside.</p>

<p>The gunmen then mowed down the panicked worshippers as they attempted to flee and used the vehicles they had set alight to block routes to the mosque.</p>

<p>&nbsp;President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met his security minister as authorities scrambled to rescue people trapped in the blast.</p>

<p>&nbsp;President al-Sisi pledged to respond with &quot;brutal force&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;The army and police will avenge our martyrs and return security and stability with force in the coming short period,&quot; the president said in a televised speech.</p>

<p>&nbsp;No organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Egypt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Egypt</a> President Sisi to hold an emergency security cabinet meeting after large scale attack in north <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sinai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sinai</a> mosque killed 50-70 people <a href="https://t.co/sP5PFx2RjO">pic.twitter.com/sP5PFx2RjO</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">At least 85 people were killed in a huge blast at a mosque during Friday prayers in Egypt. <a href="https://t.co/ujEhDmr0Vk">https://t.co/ujEhDmr0Vk</a> <a href="https://t.co/eYdD3Ov4mh">pic.twitter.com/eYdD3Ov4mh</a></p>
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<p>This is not the first time a holy site has been attacked in Egypt this year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On April 9, twin bombings by at least one suicide bomber hit churches in the coastal city of Alexandria and the Nile Delta city of Tanta in which at least 43 people were killed&nbsp;and scores of worshippers injured.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, world leaders including PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump condemned the mosque attack.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Strongly condemn the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship in Egypt. Our deep condolences at the loss of innocent lives. India resolutely supports the fight against all forms of terrorism and stands with the people as well as Government of Egypt.</p>
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<p>Also Watch:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/in-pics-egypt-mosque-attack-kills-235-and-injures-125-565#photo-29873" target="_blank">Egypt mosque attack kills 235 and injures 125</a></p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshipers in Egypt. The world cannot tolerate terrorism, we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence!</p>
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/934080974773776384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Deeply saddened by the abhorrent attack on a mosque in North Sinai, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Egypt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Egypt</a>. My sincere condolences to all those affected by such a barbaric act.</p>
&mdash; Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/934056103247261696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Ahmed Abul Gheit, head of the Arab League in a statement said: &quot;The terrifying crime again shows that Islam is innocent of those who follow extremist terrorist ideology.&quot;&nbsp;</p>


Reports said?attackers hit the mosque with bombs and fired at people

The death toll in the mosque attack in Egpyt's northern Sinai province rose to 235 with over 125 injured, state TV reported. Reports said attackers hit the mosque with bombs and fired at people. The attack took place near the provincial capital of El-Arish during weekly prayers, police officials told AFP. Witnesses told AFP the assailants had surrounded the mosque with "all-terrain vehicles" then planted a bomb outside. The gunmen then mowed down the panicked worshippers as they attempted to flee and used the vehicles they had set alight to block routes to the mosque. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met his security minister as authorities scrambled to rescue people trapped in the blast. President al-Sisi pledged to respond with "brutal force". "The army and police will avenge our martyrs and return security and stability with force in the coming short period," the president said in a televised speech. No organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack. #BREAKING: #Egypt President Sisi to hold an emergency security cabinet meeting after large scale attack in north #Sinai mosque killed 50-70 people pic.twitter.com/sP5PFx2RjO — Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) November 24, 2017 × At least 85 people were killed in a huge blast at a mosque during Friday prayers in Egypt. https://t.co/ujEhDmr0Vk pic.twitter.com/eYdD3Ov4mh — Yahya Ali (@Yahyaalireal) November 24, 2017 × This is not the first time a holy site has been attacked in Egypt this year. On April 9, twin bombings by at least one suicide bomber hit churches in the coastal city of Alexandria and the Nile Delta city of Tanta in which at least 43 people were killed and scores of worshippers injured. Meanwhile, world leaders including PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump condemned the mosque attack. Strongly condemn the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship in Egypt. Our deep condolences at the loss of innocent lives. India resolutely supports the fight against all forms of terrorism and stands with the people as well as Government of Egypt. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 24, 2017 × Also Watch: Egypt mosque attack kills 235 and injures 125 Horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshipers in Egypt. The world cannot tolerate terrorism, we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2017 × Deeply saddened by the abhorrent attack on a mosque in North Sinai, #Egypt. My sincere condolences to all those affected by such a barbaric act. — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 24, 2017 × Ahmed Abul Gheit, head of the Arab League in a statement said: "The terrifying crime again shows that Islam is innocent of those who follow extremist terrorist ideology."

Egypt mosque attack: President Sisi vows to respond with 'brutal force' as death toll rises to 235

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Egypt mosque attack: President Sisi vows to respond with 'brutal force' as death toll rises to 235