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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.

Kuwait bomber struck during Friday prayers

In Kuwait, the suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque during the main weekly prayers, killing and wounding dozens. The attack has been claimed by the Islamic State.

The blast hit Al-Imam al-Sadeq mosque in Kuwait City, security officials and witnesses said. Medics said at least 13 people were killed in the blast.

Mohammed al-Faili, 32, told The Associated Press that his 70-year-old father was among the dead. Two of his brothers were also wounded by the explosion.

French gas factory says all workers accounted for after beheading

Air Products says all its employees are accounted for after an attack on a factory in southwestern France late Friday morning. It has not confirmed whether its staff were among the two people reported injured and one dead. The company says in a statement that all employees have been evacuated from the site, which is secure.

It says “our crisis and emergency response teams have been activated and are working closely with all relevant authorities.”

A car rammed the gate and plowed into gas canisters, touching off an explosion, at the factory near Lyon on Friday morning. A decapitated body and flags with Arabic writing were found at the scene.

Air Products, which is based in the US, makes gases used by a wide range of industries, including food production, medicine and the oil and gas. It has more than 20,000 employees in 50 countries, mostly in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

— AP

27 killed in Tunisia mostly German, British tourists — local radio

Tunisia’s Interior Ministry spokesman Mohammed Ali Aroui tells the state news agency that the victims killed in the terror attacks in Sousse were mostly tourists but does not give any nationalities.

Local radio says the dead are mostly German and British.

— AP contributed

Terror attacks in France, Kuwait, Tunisia

PREAMBLE: A series of terror attacks have hit Europe and the Middle East today. The first was in Paris, the second in Kuwait, and the third in Tunisia.

At least 27 people have been killed in the Tunisia attack, which is still unfolding.

Thirteen or more are dead in the bombing of a Kuwaiti mosque — an attack claimed by Islamic State.

A man was beheaded in a late morning attack near Grenoble, which President Francois Hollande has confirmed was an act of terrorism.