HORROR – AT 11:51 A.M. ET:  Horrible terror in Egypt.  From Fox: 

President Trump denounced Friday's deadly bombing and shooting attack on a Sufi mosque in Egypt's volatile Sinai Peninsula, calling it "horrible and cowardly."

The attack, which claimed at least 200 lives and wounded 130 others, was suspected of being carried out by Islamist militants.

Trump tweeted Friday: "Horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshipers in Egypt. The world cannot tolerate terrorism, we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence!"

The White House also released a statement condemning the attack and offered their condolences to the families affected.  

The extremists launched an attack on the al-Rawdah mosque in the town of Bir al-Abd, some 25 miles from the North Sinai provincial capital of el-Arish, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported. Officials suspected a local affiliate of ISIS of carrying out the attack. Islamic militants consider Sufis heretics because of their less literal interpretations of the faith, The Associated Press reported.

The security officers said the men opened fire on worshipers during prayers while driving in off-road vehicles. A Ministry of Health spokesman said the terrorists set off a bomb during the attack.

"[the extremists] were shooting at people as they left the mosque," a resident told Reuters. "They were shooting at the ambulances too."

COMMENT:  The Egyptian government is not soft, and I'm certain they'll go all-out to punish the murderers.  This will also add momentum to Saudi Arabia's dramatic attempts to change, to get away from sponsoring terror and move closer to the civilized world.

November 24,  2017