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Friday, June 26, 2015
Death toll from IS attack on Kuwait mosque rises to 16
The death toll from a suicide blast claimed by the Islamic State at a Shiite mosque in Kuwait rises to 16 and is expected to go up further, according to the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya.
According to an IS statement posted to social media and cited by the channel, the terror group targeted a “temple of the rejectionists,” and identified the bomber as Abu Suleiman al-Muwahed.
This video shows the aftermath of the deadly blast.