Kuwait City, Kuwait, Aug 13, 2026 (AFP) - Kuwait thwarts IS-linked plot against Shia mosque: security source

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2026-08-13

Kuwait has arrested three Islamic State group members accused of plotting attacks on a Shia mosque as well as "vital facilities", a security source told AFP. The trio belonged to a single IS cell and included minors, the Kuwaiti source said, requesting anonymity. They had intended to target the mosque and unspecified sites deemed vital to the country. Earlier this week Kuwait's interior ministry said it had arrested two minors who had been in tou......

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