Updates: Friday's terrorist attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait
Men react after a deadly blast claimed by the Islamic State group that struck more
Terrorist attacks unfolded across the globe Friday in three gruesome scenes. Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren says it is too early to say if the attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France were coordinated. Here are the details:
France
What: A man was decapitated Friday in an attack on a gas factory. One person was killed and two people were hurt in the incident, which began when a car was driven into gas canisters, setting off an explosion.
Victims: French police identified the victim as the manager of a transportation company in the Rhône region, but no name has been released. Names of the other two people injured have not been released.
Suspects: Yassin Salhi, 35, was arrested Friday, said French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. Salhi is a father of three. Cazeneuve said Salhi was known to French security forces and had suspected ties to the Islamic State. It is not clear if another suspect in the attack is at large or was killed during the incident. Several other possible accomplices were taken into custody.
Where: Lyon, a city in Southwestern France. The factory that was attacked is operated by Air Products, which is headquartered in Allentown, Pa.
Tunisia
What: Gunmen killed at least 37 people and wounded 36 Friday in an attack at coastal resort hotels in Tunisia, a spokesman for the interior ministry said. Witnesses said bodies covered with blood were strewn in the sand alongside beach chairs as the killers opened fire.
Victims: Mostly tourists
Suspects: The leader of the attack "was killed during the fire exchange with the security forces," said Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Laroui. A second attacker fled, he said.
Where: The Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba in the Port El Kantaoui neighborhood of Sousse. The area is a popular vacation spot for European tourists. It's located about 90 miles southeast of the capital Tunis.
Kuwait
What: At least 25 people were killed in asuicide bombing of a mosque in Kuwait City on Friday after prayers.
Victims: Shiites in prayer were killed during the attack. Abdullah al-Saffar, who was at the mosque, told the AP that the explosion took place just after midday Friday prayers. Friday midday prayers are typically the most crowded of the week, and attendance increases during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, which started last week.
Suspects: The suicide bomber appeared to be in his 20s, said Kuwaiti lawmaker Khalil al-Salih who saw the attack.
Where: The Shiite Imam Sadiq mosque is in Kuwait's capital, Kuwait City. Sunni-ruled Kuwait has a large Shia minority. The Islamic State considers Shiites to be heretics.
Raed Qutena, EPA
A suicide bomber entered a Shiite mosque in Kuwait where worshippers had gathered for Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, according to medics.
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