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Kuwait mosque explosion: Possible Isis bomb attack launched on Shia Muslims during Ramadan Friday prayers Kuwait mosque explosion: 'Isis' bombs Shia Muslims during Ramadan Friday prayers
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Militants are reported to have launched a bomb attack on a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Kuwait, just a couple of hours after a suspected Isis attack on a factory in the south of France. Isis militants have claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb attack on a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Kuwait, just a couple of hours after an attack on a factory in the south of France.
There were no immediate reports of casualties following the explosion at the al-Imam al-Sadiq mosque in al-Sawaber, though images posted to Twitter showed what appeared to be a number of bodies lying among the rubble. At least 13 people have died following the explosion at the al-Imam al-Sadiq mosque in al-Sawaber, with images posted to Twitter showing the extent of the devastation and what appeared to be a number of bodies lying among the rubble.
Charles Lister, visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center in Qatar, said that local reports suggest at least three were killed, while more were wounded. In a statement posted via its affiliated social media accounts, Isis said it had carried out the attack which occurred at the height of Ramadan prayers when the mosque would have been at its busiest.
People file out of the mosque after the bomb attack at the al-Imam al-Sadiq mosque And though no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, another expert – Quilliam’s Charlie Winter – suggested that Isis supporters on Twitter were “getting very animated” over the reports. People file out of the mosque after the bomb attack at the al-Imam al-Sadiq mosque
The statement identified the bomber as Abu Suleiman al-Muwahed and said the target was a "temple of the rejectionists" - a term used by Isis to refer to Shia Muslims.
In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Quilliam’s Charlie Winter suggested that Isis supporters on Twitter were “getting very animated” over the reports.
Earlier, the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Jarida said "eight casualties have been taken to the Emiri hospital, two in critical condition". It was unclear whether any of the eight were among those reported dead.
There was shock among some Twitter users that the attack was carried out on Muslims praying on a Friday during the holy month of Ramadan.There was shock among some Twitter users that the attack was carried out on Muslims praying on a Friday during the holy month of Ramadan.
There has not yet been a claim of responsibility in relation to the attack Meanwhile in France, an attack believed to involve two men carrying black Islamist flags was launched on the Air Products factory near Lyon.There has not yet been a claim of responsibility in relation to the attack Meanwhile in France, an attack believed to involve two men carrying black Islamist flags was launched on the Air Products factory near Lyon.
One man has been arrested, while the decapitated remains of a body have been founded. Several others have been reported injured.One man has been arrested, while the decapitated remains of a body have been founded. Several others have been reported injured.
And in Tunisia at least one gunman is reported to have been killed in an assault on a hotel in the Tunisian seaside town of Sousse.
The attack came three months after three Islamist gunmen shot dead dozens of people at the Bardo museum in the coutry’s capital Tunis.