Egyptians walk past bodies following a gun and bombing attack at the Rawda mosque, roughly 40 kilometres west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish, on November 24, 2017. (AFP PHOTO)

MOSCOW, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday sent condolences to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi over a deadly attack in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the Kremlin said in a statement released on its official website.

"The murder of civilians in the course of an act of worship is striking with its cruelty and cynicism. We are once again convinced that the notion of human morality is absolutely alien to terrorists," Putin said.

Putin confirmed that Russia was ready to further enhance cooperation with Egypt in fighting against international terrorism, according to the statement.

He also offered sympathies to the relatives and friends of the victims and wished all the wounded a speedy recovery.

Earlier on Friday, gunmen broke into a mosque west of the city of Arish in the north of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, set off an explosive device and shot those running out. So far, the attack has killed 235 people and injured at least 109 others.