At least 25 people were killed and about 202 injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a Shiite mosque in the Gulf nation of Kuwait during Friday prayers.
BREAKING: explosion in #Kuwait mosque, many casualties pic.twitter.com/IF8r3hXMoo
— Mohamed Yehia (@yeh1a) 26 июня 2015
The attack took place at the Imam Al-Sadeq mosque in the country's capital during the holy month of Ramadan.
#BREAKING: At least 5 killed & 15 injured in #Kuwait's mosque attack https://t.co/Adv0CQRJmh
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) 26 июня 2015
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack, as well as for bombings at two different Shiite mosques in Saudi Arabia in recent weeks.
Shiites constitute a 30% minority in Kuwait, which is predominantly populated by Sunni Muslims.
