The Egyptian Armed Forces reported that as a result of the impact of the drones they destroyed two cars with 15 militants attacking the mosque, informs Today.

As you know, during a Friday prayer in the mosque of al-Rauda in Bir al-Abed in the Sinai Peninsula, a self-made explosive device exploded.

The majority of those killed in the attack on November 24 were officers of the security services who came to Friday's prayer. According to eyewitnesses, heavily armed militants opened fire on people who were in the mosque of the city of Bir al-Abed, 40 km from the capital of the province of El Arish. Police said that after the explosion on 4 off-road vehicles, militants drove up and started shooting small townspeople from small arms.

It is reported that the Ministry of Health sent to the scene 30 ambulances. People are taken to the hospitals of the nearest settlements.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced a three-day mourning for the terrorist attack.

Law enforcement authorities believe that the purpose of the attack could have been security officers who visited "al-Rauda".

The mosque belongs to the supporters of Sufism - the mystical trend in Islam, which the leaders of the Islamic state group publicly called heretical.