WETIN DEY HAPPEN ? Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi vows to respond with "brute force" after terror attack kills over 200 people

Today, militants launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province, killing at least 235 people. Witnesses say the al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, near al-Arish, was targeted during Friday prayers making it the deadliest attack of its kind since an Islamist insurgency in the peninsula was stepped up in 2013.


Reacting to the ugly incident, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi vowed to respond with "brute force" after talks with security officials.

So far, no group has claimed the attack, but militants affiliated with the Islamic State have been responsible for scores of deadly attacks in the province. They usually target security forces and Christian churches.

US President, Donald Trump has reacted to the terror attck in Egypt that killed184 people while another 125 people are confirmed wounded in the attack.

According to President Trump, 'Horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshipers in Egypt. The world cannot tolerate terrorism, we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence'.

The death toll in the Egypt mosque attack has risen to 184 people. 125 people are also confirmed wounded in the attack
Suspected militants set off a bomb at a mosque this afternoon while worshippers were observing Friday prayers. They then stormed the mosque in Egypt's restive northern Sinai province and opened fire on worshippers. Those survivors who tried to escape were also shot as they left the mosque.
About 30 ambulances soon arrived to take the wounded to the hospital but the terrorists attacked the ambulances, killing survivors. The attack targeted supporters of the security forces attending prayers there, two eyewitnesses and a security source said.

No faction has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Egyptian military has been fighting ISIS insurgency in Sinai for three years and it is believed ISIS might be responsible for the attack.
Cairo's international airport has boosted security following the attack, with more troops seen patrolling passenger halls, conducting searches and manning checkpoints at airport approaches, AP reports.
The British Ambassador in Europe John Casson condemned the attack via Twitter.

Sheikh Sabah IV Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait, has sent condolences to Egyptian president Abdelfattah Al-Sisi over the victims of the bomb attack. Condemning these "criminial heinous acts", the emir voiced his "solidarity and sympathy" with Egypt.