Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing

By NICK EL HAJJ
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait says it executed five prisoners including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27 people and was claimed by the Islamic State group. A statement from Kuwait’s Public Prosecution said the five inmates were hanged on Thursday. The 2015 bombing struck during midday Friday prayers inside one of Kuwait’s oldest Shiite mosques. The Islamic State group views Shiites as heretics. Kuwait is a small oil-rich nation. The country conducted its last mass execution in November 2022 when it put seven inmates to death.