Breaking News: Islamist militants killed at least 85 people in an attack on a mosque in Egypt, where Christian churches have been more common targets

Islamist militants sprayed gunfire and exploded bombs at a crowded Sufi mosque near Egypt’s Sinai coast on Friday, killing at least 85 people and wounding dozens more, Egyptian state news media said.

Attacks on mosques are rare in Egypt, where Islamic State has mostly targeted Christian churches and security officials in recent years. So the attack on the mosque in Bir al-Abed, 125 miles northeast of Cairo, sent shock waves across the country.

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