As part of a crackdown on extremism, local media reported Kuwait has arrested 60 suspects for militant connections and a local charity that has been raising funds for Syrians, according to Reuters Tuesday.
Kuwait has increased security measures since an attack claimed by Daesh (ISIS) killed 27 people at a Shiite mosque on Friday. Kuwaiti officials said the suicide bomber from Saudi Arabia meant to raise sectarian tensions in the country.
According to local newspaper al-Qabas, security is investigating 60 suspects, both Kuwaiti and from other Gulf states. The suspects included the owner of the vehicle that took suicide bomber Fahd Suliman Abdul-Muhsen al-Qabaa to the al-Sadeq mosque, driver of the vehicle and owner of the house where the driver hid after the attack.
Al-Rai Daily reported the Fahd al-Ahmed charity was shut down after it was warned by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to ensure the Syrian funds be collected through official channels, according to Reuters.
Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack on the mosque in an audio clip that criticized Shiite Muslims in Kuwait.
