Suicide bombing at Kuwait mosque kills 13, ISIS claims responsibility

The blast hit Al-Imam al-Sadeq mosque in Kuwait City, the sources told AFP, without being able to provide an immediate toll.

• By: AFP
• Kuwait City | Updated: June 26, 2015 05:56 PM IST
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The Islamic State group claimed a suicide bombing that ripped through a Shiite mosque in Kuwait today that medics say killed at least 13 people.

The IS-affiliated group in Saudi Arabia, calling itself Najd Province, said militant Abu Suleiman al-Muwahhid carried out the attack on the mosque, which it claimed was spreading Shiite teachings among Sunni Muslims.

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