Liverpool condemns Arish mosque attack

CAIRO – 24 November 2017: Liverpool football club condemned the militant attack on Arish mosque that happened this Friday in North Sinai.

The team tweeted on their official account on Twitter: “The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool Football Club are with all those affected by the tragic events in Egypt today. YNWA [You’ll Never Walk Alone].”

The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool Football Club are with all those affected by the tragic events in Egypt today. YNWA.

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 24, 2017

A number of militants stormed Al-Rawdah mosque in west Arish City during Friday prayers and detonated an explosive device. The mosque was damaged as a result of the bombing.

Security and medical sources in the area reported that the police halted traffic on Arish-Qantara Road, and deployed ambulance vehicles to transport the injured to the hospital.

The death toll has risen to 235 people with 109 injured, according to informed sources.