Tunisia hotel attack: At least 39 dead
At least 39 people are dead after a young man unfurled an umbrella and pulled out a Kalashnikov, opening fire on European sunbathers at a Tunisian beach resort.
The attack took place in Kantaoui, a tourist area on the northern end of Sousse. The city is a popular destination for tourists from across Europe. Most of the dead are European tourists from Britain, Ireland, Germany and Belgium. Dozens others have been wounded. In a post on its Twitter account, the Islamic State took credit for the attack.
France gas factory attack: 1 dead, 2 injured
One person was beheaded in what the French president is describing as a "terrorist attack" at a gas factory in southeastern France near Lyon on Friday morning. Two others were wounded. Four people have been arrested.
The decapitated body was found near the Air Products plant in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, according to French President François Hollande, who spoke at a press conference after the attack. A top French official said "multiple arrests" have been made in the case.
Kuwait mosque attack: At least 10 dead
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that struck a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital after Friday prayers.
Paramedics on the scene said at least two people were killed, but the death toll was expected to rise. One eyewitness told The Associated Press that he saw at least 10 dead bodies.
Global reaction
The United Nations, the United States and other countries around the world are condemning the attack on a U.S. gas factory in France as well as attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said those "responsible for such appalling acts of violence must be swiftly brought to justice" and Interpol offered its help to all three nations.
In Washington, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said it was too soon to tell whether the three attacks were the work of Islamic State extremists but added "we unequivocally condemn these terrorist attacks."
British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait today “can happen anywhere”.
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