The death toll from the brutal attack carried out at an Egyptian mosque, has risen to an unprecedented 305,including several innocent children.
One of the victims receiving treatment
It has been revealed that the death toll from an attack on a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai has alarmingly risen to 305.
This includes about 27 children.
Accordig to Agence France Presse, AFP, the state prosecution made this known on Saturday in a statement detailing the gruesome massacre.
It said there were between 25 and 30 attackers with long hair and beards, dressed in camouflage and flying a black banner with the Muslim profession of faith on it, which could be a description of the Islamic State group’s flag.
They surrounded the mosque and opened fire on the worshippers on Friday, it said.
The attackers had arrived in five all-terrain vehicles and later set fire to seven cars belonging to the worshippers.
The statement said witnesses recounted hearing gunshots and explosions before some of the assailants entered the mosque.