At least 184 killed as gunmen storm Sinai mosque

At least 184 people were killed in Egypt and more than a hundred wounded after gunmen stormed a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula and set off a bomb.

Egyptian media said the explosion in the town of Bir al-Abed, roughly 100 kilometres from the border with Israel, occurred as worshippers gathered for weekly Friday prayers.

It struck the Rawda mosque, reported to be widely used by followers of the mystical Sufi branch of Islam.

The militants, reportedly in off-road vehicles, bombed the mosque and open fire during a sermon.