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Isis kill 27 in suicide bomb attack on Shia mosque in Kuwait

Twenty seven people have died after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a packed mosque in Kuwait City.

Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place at the Imam al-Sadeq Mosque during Friday prayers.

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Suicide bomber wounds eight at Shia mosque in Kuwait

Local media scenes of the aftermath Credit: APTV

A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Kuwait City, according to reports.

"Eight casualties have been taken to the Emiri hospital, two in critical condition," Kuwaiti newspaper al-Jarida said on its Twitter feed, without giving a source.

The paper also said said the attack was at Imam al-Sadeq Mosque in the Sawaber district.

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