The death toll in the attack on a mosque in Egypt\u2019s Sinai Peninsula has risen to 305 people, according to Egyptian authorities.
\nOn Friday, attackers bombed a mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed in North Sinai before opening fire on fleeing worshippers.
\nA total of 27 children were among the victims, while 128 other people were injured in the attack, the Egyptian Prosecution said in a statement on Saturday.
\nThe authorities had initially put the death toll from the attack at 235 people.
\nThe prosecution said some 25-30 militants waving Daesh flags opened fire on worshippers inside the mosque during the weekly Friday prayers.
\nNo group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in Egypt\u2019s modern memory.
\nOn Saturday, the Egyptian military said its forces had killed a number of militants involved in Friday\u2019s mosque attack in Sinai.
\nEgyptian authorities have declared a three day of mourning with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowing a firm response to the deadly attack.
\nThe Sinai Peninsula has remained the epicenter of a militant insurgency since mid-2013, when the army ousted Mohamed Morsi, Egypt\u2019s first freely-elected president, in a military coup.
\nHundreds of security forces and civilians have been killed in the insurgency, which has been largely confined to the desert region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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