CAIRO Tedric Thompson Seahawks Jersey , Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in an attack on Friday on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province rose to 235, Egypt's state TV reported.
The militants targeted a mosque near al-Arish
At least 109 others were wounded when suspected militants attacked the mosque, the report said. Earlier report said at least 115 people were killed in the attack.
An explosive device planted outside the mosque near Arish city went off, before militants opened fire at the prayers, an official security source told Xinhua.
The attack occurred in the village of Rawda in Beir el-Abad, 40 km from Arish, the source added.
Some 50 ambulances rushed to the scene after the attack. Most of the wounded were transferred to the Arish Hospital for treatment.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi will chair a meeting of the security committee on the attack Amara Darboh Seahawks Jersey , official MENA news agency quoted presidential sources as saying.
The meeting will be attended by the ministers of defense and interior in addition to the heads of general intelligence and military intelligence services, the report said.
The Egyptian presidency declared three-day mourning across the nation.
