The Egyptian air force on Saturday gunned down several militants and destroyed their vehicles, hours after the terrorist attack at a mosque in the country's restive North Sinai region. The death toll from the deadliest terror attack on Muslim worshippers at a mosque has risen to 305, the state prosecution said on Saturday. Among the deceased are 27 children, Egypt's General Prosecutor Nabil Sadek said in a statement, adding that 128 people were injured in the attack. About 50 ambulances were rushed to the attack site.

Relatives of the Sinai mosque terror attack victims (right) sit outside the Suez Canal University hospital in Ismailia on Saturday. pics/AFP