Egypt hunts for killers after mosque attack leaves at least 235 dead
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By Ian Lee, Laura Smith-Spark and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN
Updated 8:25 PM ET, Fri November 24, 2017 Hundreds killed in Egypt mosque attack
[VIDEO:] Hundreds killed in Egypt mosque attack 01:19
(CNN)The Egyptian military kicked off a hunt for the attackers of a Sufi mosque in the northern Sinai, a military source said, combing the area of Friday's assault that killed at least 235 people -- thought to be the deadliest terror attack on the country's soil.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi vowed to respond to the attack on al Rawdah mosque with "brute force." Some 109 others were injured, Egyptian state media reported.
No one has claimed responsibility, but the strike bears the hallmarks of an attack by ISIS.
The mosque is known as the birthplace of an important Sufi cleric. Sufism is a mystical branch of Islam that some ultra-orthodox Muslims consider heretical.
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Bodies lie on the floor of al Rawdah mosque in the northern Sinai after a gun and bomb attack Friday.
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