Daily Mail: Terrorists slaughter 235 worshippers at Egyptian mosque - including children in a creche - by penning them in and shooting them after setting off a bomb as Trump condemns 'horrible and cowardly' attack
* More than 200 people killed after gun and bomb attack at Egyptian mosque
* The mosque was packed for Friday prayers when the gunmen began their attack
* At least 125 are also reported to have been injured as medics rush to the scene
* Some reports suggest terrorists shot down survivors who fled the initial bomb
More than 200 people have been killed after a gun and bomb terror attack at a packed mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province today.
Another 125 people are reported to have been injured, making the attack one of the worst in recent memory.
The terrorists reportedly detonated a bomb in the mosque's creche before firing on fleeing worshippers while blocking escape routes with burnt-out cars.
The suspected Islamic State attack took place at the Al-Rawdah mosque in Bir al-Abed, near El-Arish, during Friday prayers. The death toll has risen to 235, Egyptian state television reported, quoting the public prosecutor.
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