At least 184 people died and 125 were injured after suspected militants launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque during Friday prayers in Egypt's restive North Sinai region. The bomb, which was planted near al-Rowda mosque in Bir al-Abd city, went off during the Friday prayer, news agencies reported, citing security sources. Earlier, the Associated Press quoted officials as saying that militants in four off-road vehicles bombed the mosque and fired on worshippers during the sermon segment of Friday prayers. The AP reported that the mosque bombing was suspected to be handiwork of an Islamic State affiliate operating in Egypt. Egypt's North Sinai has witnessed many violent attacks by militants since the January 2011 revolution that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak.

Source: India Today November 24, 2017 12:33 UTC