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| Kuwait mosque explosion: 'Isis' bombs Shia Muslims during Ramadan Friday prayers | Kuwait mosque explosion: 'Isis' bombs Shia Muslims during Ramadan Friday prayers |
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| 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. | 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. |
| At least 16 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. | |
| A Kuwait paramedic said the death toll had risen, and added that dozens more had been injured. | |
| 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. | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | The attack came three months after three Islamist gunmen shot dead dozens of people at the Bardo museum in the coutry’s capital Tunis. |