Egypt’s mosque attackers carried IS flag
Egyptian prosecutor said the gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday, in northern Sinai, were carrying an Islamic State (IS) flag while opening fire, killing 305 worshipers, including 27 children, leaving another 128 people wounded, officials said on Saturday.
No claim of responsibility has been made,yet.
Also on Saturday, Egyptian warplanes flew over Sinai, targeting a number of vehicles in which some of the perpetrators of the attack were traveling killing all passengers of the vehicles, according to the military.
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