Egypt mosque attack update: Death toll rises to 184 after terrorists bombed mosque then opened fire on ambulance conveying survivors to the hospital


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.

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