I have ended up buying a television, headphones, clothes, chile, all sorts of things. And ben has the weekend weather. Good morning. A cold, frosty and in places icy start, but the reward will be some crisp, autumn sunshine. Some wintry showers as well. All the weekend weather details coming up. Good morning. First, our main story. Egypts military says it carried out air strikes on those behind the deadliest islamist terror attack in the countrys recent history. At least 300 people were killed and more than 100 injured after gunmen detonated a bomb and stormed a packed mosque in north sinai yesterday. Egypts air force says it has destroyed vehicles used by the militants, as well as weapons and ammunition at what it described as terrorist locations. 0ur correspondent sally nabil is in cairo. Do we know any more about who carried out the attack . The latest we have is that the death toll has risen to 300, according to medical sources in northern sinai. They told us they have issued 300 d
Welcome to bbc news. Egypts military says it has carried out air strikes on those behind the deadliest islamist terror attack in the countrys recent history. 305 people were killed including 27 children and more than 100 were injured, after gunmen detonated a bomb and stormed a packed mosque in a remote town in north sinai yesterday. Within the last hour, the Egyptian Public Prosecutors Office has said the attackers were carrying the flag of the so called Islamic State. Egypts air force says it has destroyed vehicles used by the militants, as well as weapons and ammunition at what it described as terrorist locations. 0rla guerins report contains some distressing images. A rush to save those wounded when a place of worship became a place of carnage. The attackers struck during friday prayers. For egypt, this was a grim new first the mosque was popular with sufi muslims, who revere saints and shrines, and are viewed as heretics by islamic extremists. Within hours, a televised address to
And coming up, how two entrepreneurs are improving the Emergency Response in nairobi thats in click at 12 30pm. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Egypts military says it has carried out air strikes on those behind the deadliest islamist terror attack in the countrys recent history. 305 people were killed including 27 children and more than 100 were injured, after gunmen detonated a bomb and stormed a packed mosque in a remote town in north sinai yesterday. Within the last hour, the Egyptian Public Prosecutors Office has said the attackers were carrying the flag of the so called Islamic State. Egypts air force says it has destroyed vehicles used by the militants, as well as weapons and ammunition at what it described as terrorist locations. 0rla guerins report contains some distressing images. A rush to save those wounded when a place of worship became a place of carnage. The attackers struck during friday prayers. For egypt, this was a grim new first. The mosque was popular with
Everything. Some were wounded but many more were killed. Some of the wounded had been brought to this hospital in caro. Many are in a Critical Condition and cameras are not allowed inside. Many bereaved families buried loved ones overnight. There is a deep sense of anger and shock here and some social media users described the attack as a genocide. This is worth hundreds of lives have been lost, including nearly 30 children. An explosion followed by a massive armed assault on defenceless worshippers who were just going to friday prayers. Military forces responded by air strikes, said to have targeted a number of vehicles with militants in them, but many wonder if the iron fist strategy is good enough. Is affiliates and jihadists have been operating in sinai for a couple of yea rs. Operating in sinai for a couple of years. In 2015 they downed a russian plane in sharm el sheikh, killing more than 200 people on board. Last december they bombed a church in the heart of cairo. Their common
Back, almost blowing their 20 point lead in the last eight minutes of the match, to reach their first final in over 20 years. And coming up. Witness speaks to the man tasked with solving one of ethiopias worst ever famines. Thats at 2. 30. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Good afternoon. More than 300 people are now known to have been killed byjihadists at a mosque in egypt. Air strikes have been carried out against suspected supporters of the group that calls itself islamic state. The Authorities Say up to 30 armed men were involved in yesterdays attack. From cairo, sally nabil sent this report. Confusion, chaos and despair. Here, the closest city to sinai, people gathered outside a hospital where many of the victims lie, hoping for some good news. Residents rushed to donate blood to save as many lives as possible. Some of the wounded made it but others are gone. Inside the hospital, eyewitnesses have harrowing stories to tell. Translation they entered the mosque from outside,