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305 Killed: Mosque Attack is the Deadliest in Egypt’s Modern History

November 24, 2017
Photograph from inside Al-Rawda mosque

A terrorist attack on a mosque in Egypt’s troubled North Sinai region is the deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt’s modern history. According to Egyptian state television, 305 people were killed and more than 109 injured after unidentified terrorists stormed Al-Rawda mosque with explosives and heavy weaponry. Initial reports indicate the attack involved at least one suicide bombing and heavy gunfire. If the death toll is confirmed, the attack would become the deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt’s modern history. The 2005 attack on Sharm el-Sheikh was previously the deadliest. While the 2015 downing of Metrojet Flight 9268 killed all 224 passengers on board, claims of responsibility by ISIS remain unconfirmed and the incident continues to be investigated by relevant authorities despite belief that it was most likely downed by a bomb. The 1990s and 2000s Since the 1990s, there have been a number of terrorist attacks targeting both security personnel and civilians. The most infamous attack in the 1990s was the Luxor Massacre of 1997, which saw the killing of 62 people by members of Al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya. In the 2000s, a string of terrorist attacks struck Egypt’s Red Sea resort towns….


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