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Kuwait arrests 26 suspects over mosque attack

The June 26 attack by Daesh militants jolted Kuwait, raising the spectre of sectarian strife in the Gulf Arab state.

Kuwait City - Kuwait has detained 26 people suspected of involvement in a suicide bombing on a mosque last month that killed 27 people, a local newspaper reported on Monday, quoting the public prosecutor.
The June 26 attack by Daesh militants jolted Kuwait, raising the spectre of sectarian strife in the Gulf Arab state. The attack prompted the government to declare it was at war with militants and that it would strike at cells believed to be on its soil.
The prosecutor, Dherar Al Asousi, said four women were among the 26 suspects detained for possible links to the attack, the Kuwaiti Arabic-language Al Qabs newspaper reported.
Asousi said the suspects had been detained for 10 days. He said other suspects, including fighters with Daesh abroad, have been identified. - Reuters

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