Thousands of people in Kuwait have taken part in a mass funeral procession for 27 people killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a Shia mosque on Friday.
A day of mourning was declared in Kuwait on Saturday following the attack on the Imam Sadiq mosque in the district of Sawaber, in the eastern part of Kuwait City.
Police said they were questioning a number of suspects with possible links to the suicide bombing.
The owner of the car that drove the bomber has been arrested and a search is under way for the driver, Kuwait's state news agency reported on Saturday.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group claimed responsibility for the bombing, which was Kuwait's worst attack in years and the first on a Shia mosque.
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In a message posted on a Twitter account known to belong to the group, ISIL claimed the blast was the work of a bomber wearing an explosive vest.
On Saturday, thousands of Sunnis and Shia from across the country took part in the victims' funeral procession and prayer at Kuwait's Grand Mosque.
Many carried the Kuwaiti flag; others a simple black flag to signify mourning.
Friday's attack prompted the Kuwaiti cabinet to announce after an emergency meeting that all security agencies and police had been placed on alert to confront what it called "black terror".
"The cabinet stresses that it will take whatever measures necessary to root out this scourge, and declares a relentless all-out confrontation with these terrorists," it said in a statement.
Kuwait's Emir Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah visited the mosque, located just a few buildings away from the country's interior ministry, following the attack.
He said the bombing violated the sanctity of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as well as Islamic law forbidding the shedding of the blood of innocents.
"National unity is a protective fence for the security of the nation," Sabah said.
ISIL targeted Shia mosques in neighbouring Saudi Arabia on two consecutive Fridays in May. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/kuwait-hold-mass-funeral-mosque-attack-victims-150627090813135.html
Muslims must stand firm together against extremist who are fueling fire in an ummah that need hands of help, not bombs or flames to burn masjids and kill worshippers.
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