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Kuwait Shia mosque 'hit by suicide blast' Kuwait Shia mosque hit by suicide blast
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A suicide bomber has targeted a Shia mosque around the time of Friday prayers in the Kuwaiti capital, security officials and witnesses say. At least four people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque in the Kuwaiti capital.
The scale of the attack is not yet known, though a number of fatalities has been reported. Many people were injured, and unconfirmed reports put the death toll much higher.
The blast hit the Imam Sadiq Mosque in al-Sawaber - a busy area to the east of Kuwait City. The blast hit during Friday prayers at the Imam Sadiq Mosque in al-Sawaber, a busy area to the east of Kuwait City.
Attacks of this kind are extremely rare in Kuwait. No group has yet said it was behind the blast. An Islamic State- (IS) affiliated group said it was behind the attack. IS has carried out similar recent attacks in neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
A security official and witnesses said a suicide bomber had carried out the attack. The governor of Kuwait City, Thabet al-Muhanna, told Reuters four people had died in the suicide attack. However, the AFP news agency said at least 13 people were killed. At least eight people were reportedly wounded.
According to Qatari Al-Jazeera TV, at least eight people were killed. Kuwaiti newspaper al-Jarida said another eight people were wounded.
A Kuwaiti MP, who saw the attack, said the mosque was packed with some 2,000 people when there was a loud explosion, Reuters news agency reported.A Kuwaiti MP, who saw the attack, said the mosque was packed with some 2,000 people when there was a loud explosion, Reuters news agency reported.
Footage posted online said to be from the scene of the attack showed men, some in blood-splattered clothing, walking around a smoke-filled room with rubble on the floor.Footage posted online said to be from the scene of the attack showed men, some in blood-splattered clothing, walking around a smoke-filled room with rubble on the floor.
Al-Jazeera also reported that the Kuwaiti emir was heading to the scene of the blast.Al-Jazeera also reported that the Kuwaiti emir was heading to the scene of the blast.
Sunni-ruled Kuwait has a large Shia minority, which IS considers to be heretics.