Egypt retaliates to a deadly terrorist attack on a mosque

Egypt has retaliated to a deadly terrorist attack on a mosque that left at least 305 people, including 27 children dead, with mountainous area air strikes.

According to a report by state news agency, Egypt's military said they had carried out air strikes and raids overnight against militants held responsible for the killings, the bloodiest attack in Egypt's modern history.

Another report also reveals that gunmen who attacked the mosque in North Sinai were carrying an Islamic State flag.

Egyptians walk past bodies following a gun and bombing attack at the Rawda mosque

The attack also left 128 people injured, the MENA state news agency reported, while Egypt's public prosecutor's office linked it to Islamic State militants, also known as Daesh.

They numbered between 25 and 30, carrying the Daesh flag and took up positions in front of the mosque door and its 12 windows with automatic rifles, the prosecutor said in a statement.

The gunmen, some wearing masks and military-style uniforms, surrounded the mosque blocking windows and a doorway and opened fire inside with automatic rifles, the statement said, citing their investigation and interviews with wounded survivors.

No group has claimed responsibility.