Tunis: Three continents on Friday were rocked with terror attacks which left over 60 people dead in France, Kuwait and Tunisia.
In Tunisia, the attack was on Imperial Marhaba hotel in town of Sousse, a popular tourist destination. According to Tunisian interior ministry, at least 39 people, including guests, were killed when a man armed with an assault rifle opened fire.
Tunisia’s health ministry said the dead include British, German and Belgian tourists, as well as Tunisians.
The gunman was shot dead in an exchange on fire with the security officials. However, it is not clear yet whether there were other assailants.
Several reports described scenes of panic and confusion after the shooting at the hotel which is located 140 kilometres (87 miles) south of the national capital of Tunis.
In France, a suspected Islamist attacker pinned a decapitated head daubed with Arabic to the gates of a gas factory in the eastern part of the country.
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The suspect, who was arrested by the police, entered the factory and set off a small explosion.
After the attack, French President Francois Hollande raised the security alert to the highest level for three days in the southeastern region of the country.
Meanwhile in Kuwait, the Islamic State group claimed a suicide bombing that ripped through a Shiite mosque.
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The bombing rocked the Imam Al-Sadeq Mosque killing at least 27 people and injuring over 200 others.
The explosion occurred when a large number of Muslims were offering Friday prayers inside the mosque.
The IS-affiliated group in Saudi Arabia, calling itself Najd Province, said militant Abu Suleiman al-Muwahhid carried out the attack on the mosque, which it claimed was spreading Shiite teachings among Sunni Muslims.
