Egyptian Air Force killed several militants after deadly mosque attack

After the deadly attack by militants on mosque in Egypt which killed over 230 worshippers, the Egyptian air force gunned down several militants on Friday.

The attack on militants took place just hours after the mosque was attacked and the revenge attack killed several militants and destroyed their vehicles.

Army spokesperson Tamer el-Refai said in a statement that the air forces launched retaliatory attacks on terror hideouts in the surrounding area of North Sinai, killing militants and destroying vehicles used in the deadly attack.

He said arms and ammunition depots of the militants were also targeted

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers.