So Bad!! Suicide Blast Hits A Mosque During Friday prayers In Kuwait ; PHOTO

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Kuwaiti Shiite Muslim mosque in Kuwait city during Friday prayers, killing and wounding dozens, officials and witnesses said. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.

Medics at the scene said at least 13 people had been killed in the attack at the Imam al-Sadeq Mosque in the Sawaber district of the city.

A statement by the IS group identified the bomber as Abu Suleiman al-Muwahed and said the target was a "temple of the rejectionists" - a term used by the Islamist militant group to refer to Shiite Muslims - and said dozens were killed or wounded.

A witness told AFP "dozens were killed and wounded," and pictures circulating on social media showed several bloodied bodies in the mosque amid debris.

Witnesses said a suicide bomber entered the mosque during the noon prayers.

An AFP photographer who arrived at the site after the bombing said the area was cordoned off by police.

Friday's attack is the first such bombing targeting Kuwaiti Shiites, who make up around one-third of the country's native population of 1.3 million people.

(BALOOGGSBLOG,FRANCE 24 with AFP, REUTERS)