More Arrests Made in Kuwait Mosque Bombing
Saudi authorities have arrested three brothers they say played a crucial role in the recent Kuwaiti mosque bombing that was intended to create animosity between the small petro-state's Shia and Sunni citizens.
Reuters reports that two of the brothers, Majed and Mohammed al-Zahrani transported the explosives used in the attack, which killed 27 and injured more than 200, in a cooler in the back of their car. They then gave the explosives to Abdul-Rahman Sabah Aidan, who took the bomber to the mosque where the attack occurred.
The explosives used in the Kuwait attack, which the Islamic State took responsibility for, were the same as explosives used in two mosque bombings in Saudi Arabia that took place two consecutive Fridays in May. Friday is the day of prayer in Islam.
Mohammed was only arrested after a shootout with police that left two officers injured. The police then tracked down Majed and arrested him without incident. Both arrests took place in the Saudi Arabian city of Taif. The third brother's name and role in the attack has not yet been made public. He was arrested in Kuwait and extradited to Saudi Arabia.
A fourth brother is currently living in Syria and is a member of the Islamic State.
The mosque attack was the deadliest attack in Kuwait in 20 years and part of a series of attacks that rocked 3 continents June 26.
In France, a delivery driver beheaded his boss before crashing his car into an American-owned chemical plant in a failed effort to cause an explosion and toxic chemical cloud.
In Tunisia, a gunman, using an assault rifle, attacked a hotel popular with European tourists killing nearly 40 people in on the hotel's beach and in the lobby.
