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Egypt hunts for killers after mosque attack leaves at least 235 dead

2017-11-25 09:28:57       source:CNN

November 25, 2017

 

The Egyptian military kicked off a hunt for the attackers of a Sufi mosque in the northern Sinai, a military source said, combing the area of Friday's assault that killed at least 235 people -- thought to be the deadliest terror attack on the country's soil.

 

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi vowed to respond to the attack on al Rawdah mosque with "brute force." Some 109 others were injured, Egyptian state media reported.

 

No one has claimed responsibility, but the strike bears the hallmarks of an attack by ISIS.

 

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