Egypt attack: More than 235 killed in Sinai mosque

Militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province, killing 235 people, state media say. Witnesses say the al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, near al-Arish, was targeted during Friday prayers. It is the deadliest attack of its kind since an Islamist insurgency in the peninsula was stepped up in 2013. Egyptian President Abdul Fattah vowed to respond with brute force after talks with security officials. No group has yet claimed the attack, but militants affiliated with Islamic State have been responsible for scores of deadly attacks in the province.