explosion at the mosque in kuwait city. shiite worshipers were gathered. initial reports are that a man blew himself up as the congregation was loafing the mosque. the group that calls itself islamic state claimed responsibility. there were reports that five of the injured are in critical condition in hospital. pictures on state television showed the extent of the destruction. bloodstained clothes sprayed across the mosque. there was no regard for sanctity of life. attacks like these are rare in kuwait which has enjoyed relative harmony. >> i think that it is the terrorist attack particularly targeted the to make an infringement, but particularly in the kuwait, in a country like kuwait which actually has a good record between the two many sects the shiite and sunni. >> there was a visit to the bomb site quickly after the explosion. the cabinet convened as security was beefed up nationwide. they fear that more attacks have taken place. >> for more we go to the kuwait government spokesman. a very warm welcome to the program.

university and kuwait's former information minister and joining me on the phone from kuwait city. first of all witnesses say the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber can you confirm what caused the blast? >> i cannot. i'm about eight away from where the explosion is and still awaiting the official version of what exactly happened but this terrorist attack is another reminder that nobody is immune from terrorism in the region. and all the way from france to kuwait or anywhere but particularly in our region. i think this terrorist attack particularly targets it and makes an infringement and means the shia and in a country like kuwait with a good record with shiites and sunni. >> what is the feeling of what can be behind attack like this given it was is shias who were targeted? >> well so far we i don't think a suspect will be named in the next few minutes or so but i think that they will definitely be able to find out who would benefit from such a terrorist attack and if you cannot catch a suspect and cannot point a figure on the perpetrator of this attack then you could definit

in tunisia and kuwait. it seems to be an individual who undertook this horrible attack. >> if unconnected, other than some possible loose affiliation with isil is that almost worse? because it would be another indication that isil is succeeding and radicalizing these lone wolves around the world. >> well i think it's -- these attacks are always to some extent local situations. excuse me. >> sure. and these local situations we'll talk about both of these in a minute exactly what happened in tunisia and kuwait. but go ahead. are these lone wolves harder to defeat and control? >> they are. tunisia has seen -- i'm sorry. i'm having an attack. >> let's take a moment here and get back to you as you feel better and we'll just be back to you in a minute. we'll go to a break in a second. >>> so in addition to the attacks, a violent incident in france struck fears in europe and the prime minister of greece has harsh words. >>> the easy accessibility of weaponry and high explosives. this guy in tunisia had a semiautom

now kuwait. an attack meant to show sectarianism in a country where sunni and shi'a co-exist harmoniously. the country's amir said the bombing violated islamic law and calls for continued national unity. a message reinforced by the country's cabinet. security officials have been placed on heightened alert and officials vowed to do what is necessary to ensure kuwait and kuwaitize are protected. reassurances taken to heart. >> by day's end a display of solidarity. shia and sunni, side by side in worship. praying, it would appear for peace. >>> kurdish forces say they have pushed i.s.i.l. fighters from kobane. activists say battles are ongoing south of the syrian border town. a local kurdish media reporting 150 people have been killed since i.s.i.l. stormed the town on thursday. hostages were taken, i.s.i.l.'s attack coming five months after they were driven out of kobane by kurdish forces. >> this is fighting between i.s.i.l. and syrian government forces. activists say three suicide bombs exploded

the interior ministry said that he entered kuwait through kuwait international airport. took a flight op friday and entered the movings, blew himself up. the interior ministry announced other arrests in relation to this attack. on friday hours after the bombing it was announced that several suspects had been detained and were questioned. on saturday it was announced that the driver of the vehicle used in the attack and the owner of the vehicle had also been arrested, and that the kuwaiti government tried to reassure citizens from the am ear, all the way up to the amir of the country to the parliament, cabinet and others they said that kuwait must stand united. this is a resilient country and will fight this terrorism as they call it fighting this time of terrorism with every resource. already, we have seen security forces. not just that but maritime forces. >>> still to come here on al jazeera - hundreds of people are sent fleeing for their lives as a fire tears through a party at a water park in taiwan. and the russian villages in trouble for printing their own currency

kuwait paid a visit to the bomb site after the explosion. and security was beefed up nationwide. kuwaiti authorities feel more attacks could take place. >>> and in france a man has been beheaded in what the french president is describing as a terrorist attack. it happened near leon a suspect already known to intelligence services is being questioned by police. we can speak to a senior lecturer in security studies and middle east policies. thank you so much for joining us here. we have seen these three attacks, different continents. do you think they could be linked in any way? >> we have to wait and see. the islamic state has issued a declaration that it will escalate its attacks, and called followers to escalate attacks during the month of ramadan. but whether the attack in france and tunisia is connected, we'll have to wait and see. there are several other organizations that are not affiliated with i.s. but could be behind the attack. the french attack we saw an attack earlier in france where both al-qaeda in yemen and the islamic state cl

it is just targeting kuwait. in tunisia they weren't targeting shiites and apparently there is a systemic strategy of causing mayhem and chaos in the region, so as to bring about you know, total chaos to bring about sectarian nation state and, you know, cause more and more bloodshed in the region. >> isil has claimed responsibility for the attack on the mosque in your country. we haven't heard a claim for the other two violent instances we're dealing with today. talk to me more about the situation in your country the shia population is about 30% to 40% of the overall coo waiti population, isn't it? >> we don't actually deal with percentages in kuwait. it's part of dealing with the situation to keep ourselves away from those percentages, to count how many are we and how many are they. the problem i think is when we started calling our own, you know co patriot they and we call ourselves we. i think the situation the mood in kuwait is kuwaitis period. >> you must be feeling horrified as if you've been violated, this

now kuwait. an attack meant to show sectarianism in a country where sunni and shi'a co-exist relatively harmoniously. the country's amir said the bombing violated islamic law and calls for continued national unity. a message reinforced by the country's cabinet. security officials have been placed on heightened alert and numerous officials vowed to do what is necessary to ensure kuwait and kuwaitis are protected. reassurances taken to heart. >> by day's end a display of solidarity. shia and sunni, side by side in worship. praying, it would appear, for peace. . >> mohammed jamjoom is live in kuwait city. as you were showing us huge site that an attack like this could happen so rare in kuwait. >> yes, that's right. this is something that this kuwaiti, many here since yesterday are grappling to come to terms with. first, that there was an attack of this magnitude in this country, which was considered so secure. second that there was an attack on the mosque, a shia mosque. and third during rama tan. n

we have this update from kuwait city. >> kuwaits interior ministry identified the perpetrator of that horrific suicide bombing that killed 27 people and injured over 220 as a sawed sit 10 saying that he entered kuwait through kuwait international airport, took a flight on dawn friday, hours later entered the mosque, blew himself up in that ho risk attack which has shocked kuwait unlike any other attack here and really instilled a sense of fear to citizens so used to feeling secure. the interior ministry announced other arrests in relation to the attack. hours after the bombing, it was announced that suspects had been detained and questioned. on saturday, the driver of the vehicle used in the attack as well as the owner of the vehicle had been arrested. the kuwaiti government has tried to reassure citizens all the way up to the emir of the country the cabinet and other might be industry officials have all said kuwait must stand united, this is a resilient country and they will fight this type of terrorism, they are calling it, with every resource they have. already, we've seen security

today hads been declared a day of mourning in kuwait. let me bring in my colleague currently in iman, jordan. there had been warnings by this murderous militant group that any country involved in the international coalition against it would be effectively targets. it's only a couple of days before the anniversary monday of the islamic califphate. >> it's really -- it comes as a shocker. what we're hearing from witnesses, people in kuwait city. this is really taking the nation by surprise. as you mentioned, kuwait pretty much immune to the violence we have seen in other parts of the region. first terrorist attack that we've seen in that gulf nation in more than two decades. a real shock. nation in mourning. we're hearing from the interior ministry there, through the kuwait kuwaiti state news organization. the take was claimed really fast by isis putting out a statement saying it was carried out by a suicide bomber that they identified saying he carried out the attack. detonating a suicide vest during a packed friday prayers. a very import

what do we know about what happened in kuwait? >> well becky, isis was fast to claim responsibility for that attack on the shia mosque in kuwait city yesterday. shortly after the attack releasing the statement, claiming it carried out the a take take. shia's are seen as enemies of the extremist ideology of this sunni group, isis. we have seen recent cause, becky, for attacks on shia's. we have seen the spokesmen for isis in recent weeks calling for stepped up attacks during ramadan and shiites were considered infideled by isis and they are calling for other attacks. it mirrors the kind of attack we have seen taking place in recent weeks. also in eastern saudi arabia targeting shia mosques, that classic, kind of extremist sunni group attack where we see them carrying out attacks targeting shia minorities and mosques like in this case to xasexasperate the tensions that turned to bloodshed in this region like we have seen in iraq for years now and yemen most recently and syria. a lot of concern about this. of course the kuwait govern

were killed in a suicide blast in kuwait city. first to tunisia and this report. >> on the sunny hot day this mediterranean resort was full when gunmen started shooting. the weapon was hidden inside of a beach umbrella. witnesses say he took his time. targeting people at point blank range first on the peach, and then around the swimming pool. some ran for their lives and then to the sea. many of the injured were taken to hospital still wearing their swimming costumes. the victims are from a number of european countries. the resort is one of tunisia's most popular packed with large hotels. the minister of tourism has called this a catastrophe for their economy. the attacker was shot by police. there are reports he was a young tunisian student. in march two tunisians killed 22 people mainly foreign nerys. they were trained to fight in libya. tunisia's democracy has escaped the worst of the region's violence. it has held free and fair elections. religious and secular parties are in government together. but they are a minority of tuni

kuwait saudi, the uae for example. whaeps what happens next? >> well of course these countries have been concerned about this situation. there's concern about this -- about the group's ability to strike within these countries, whether it is people inside these countries or attacks carried out from those returning who may have taken part in fighting with syria or iraq. we would expect the countries would be on high alert a message from isis that it is able to strike at anytime, anywhere. whether it is a coordinated attacks or attacks inspired by this extremist group. we are seeing this new kind of terror attack taking place across the world. of course concern for these countries, becky. but again, real reminder here, that to defeat and fight group it is not only the military solution we are seeing take place in iraq or syria. more needs to be done on the ideological front and fighting the group's ideology and ability to recruit so many and carry out attacks like this. >> jomana thank you. >>> live from our london bureau a professor of middle eas

meanwhile, thousands of people buried the victims in kuwait city. this attack left more than 200 people wounded. we're live for you this morning out of amman, jordan. we're join with the very latest. i know we've just got information in. what is it? >> becky, we are hearing from the kuwaiti interior ministry kuwait as identified the bomber who carried out that attack at the mosque. according to state media, the man has been identified as fahedi sali man. he entered the country by air coming through kuwait international airport and now they say they are searching for accomplices. of course the man was identified previously by isis. they named him and what we expect to be his nom de riguer. they want to know how he arrived that morning and within hours carried out this attack. who helped him on the ground and provided him with that support with the suicide vest that he used in the attack. there have been a number of arrests that have taken place in kuwait over the past 24 hours, including the man who drove the bomber to the mosque. he was identified a

particularly in a country like kuwait who has a good record. >> reporter: this emir of kuwait and head of the parliament made a visit to the bomb site quickly after the explosion. the cabinet also convened as security was beefed up nationwide. authorities fear more attacks could take place. >>> a senior lecturer in security studies and middle east politics at the university in the u.k. i asked him if the attacked could be linked? >> we know that the islamic state has issued a declaration that it will escalate itself attacks during the month of ramadan. whether the attack in france and tunisia is connected we'll have to wait and see. in tunisia there are several other organizations that are operating in tunisia that could be behind the attack there. the french attack we'll still have to wait and see. we saw an attack earlier in friday where both al-qaeda and islamic state claims responsibility. in tunisia there was on earlier attack which was also more or less mixed responsibilities. so the situation in all three states are complex. the sectarian dimension is very clear in the kuwaiti c

we can talk to our correspondent in kuwait city. the kuwaiti authorities moved quickly on this and managed to find a few details about the man behind the attack on the mosque. yes, that's right. the man is identified as a saudi citizen. authorities say he entered by plane, before it took the lives of 27 people. he's been identified as a saudi citizens, and one thing we can say offer the last couple of days is the kuwaiti authorities have been very quick to try to identify anybody behind this to try to arrest them. yesterday we heard that the driver and the owner of the vehicle used in that horrific mosque attack that they had been arrested the day before that on friday, within hours of the mosque bombing. kuwaiti bombers said several suspects were detained and questioned in relation to the bombing. in information released today they are saying that more details will be revealed soon that the investigation is still ongoing, but this is very clearly a push by the kuwaiti authorities to let the region and the world know that they are q

. >>> suicide bomb are killed 23 people this a mosque in kuwait. after groups with links to i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility. mohammed jamjun reports. from kuwait city. >> violence snuffed owf lives of the faithful. suicide attack at a shia mosque has shattered a society's sense of security and left dozens dead and hundreds wounded. >> some pictures being shown of the suicide coward that walked into the place of prayer today wearing the same robes that i'm wearing now. it's very difficult to be able to stop that type of activity. we are investing or we will be investing in metal desterkts and detectors and the like but even that can be overcome with the use of different type technologies. >> this is third attack of its kind within a relatively secure gulf arab nation in the last few weeks, two consecutive fridayless in may now kuwait. an attack apparently led to sew terrorism in a country where shia and.sunni interact relatively peacefully. niem russnumerous officials vow to do what is necessary to ensure kuwait and kuwaitis are protected. by day's

they say he arrived by air to kuwait arriving at kuwait international airport on friday. just hours before that attack at the shiite mosque. they are searching for more accomplices on the ground. questions on how he may have received logistics support and access to the explosives that were used at that attack. the identity has been revealed after a number of arrests have been announced by queue waiti -- kuwaiti authorities over the last 24 hours or so including the man who drove him to the mosque. they say that that he -- there's not much information about him other than saying he's an illegal resident of kuwait and he was born in 1989. another seemingly significant arrest is that of the landlord of this driver. they say that he is aan who bears fundamentalist and extreme ideology so becky now all eyes on this investigation and officials there, the ministry of interior through state media promising more information as they piece together the detail of this devastating attack. >>> the mayor of french town led a moving trib to the victim of what was a bizarre terror attack.

we have more from kuwait city. >> on this national day of mourning in kuwait the day after a horrific attack on a shia mosque in kuwait city, the sense of grief, the sense of shock that is still very palpable. it has been announced by the ministry of interior that several suspects were detained and questioned in relation to the bombing even though no names or nationalities of those suspects have been yet released. when i have spoken to kuwaitis since the day of the attack they have reiterated that they were unified. they'll show a resilient spirit to the world that they will approve to the attackers who perpetrated this crime that they're resilient. that they weren't unified and they will stand side by side in solidarity. as of friday there were remarkable scenes praying together. praying together at a different shia mosque late in the day hours after that tragic, tragic bombing that killed 27 people and injured hundreds more. those injured still beinged at various hospitals throughout kuwait we're expecting to hear more about their conditions in the hours ahead. as of now a country i

the emir of kuwait has been to the site. jamal reports. >> reporter: mobile phone pictures capture the panic and chaos following an explosion at the mosque in kuwait city. shia worshippers were the targets. initial reports are that a man blew himself up as the congress gags was leaving the mosque. the islamic state is claiming responsibilities. there are reports that at least five of the injured in critical condition in hospital. pictures showed the extent of the destruction. blood-stained clothes, shattered glass and debee sprayed across the mosque. attacks like these are rare in kuwait, which has enjoyed relatively harmony recently. >> i think this terrorist attack particularly targeted the -- the [ inaudible ] between the shias and the sunnis particularly in a country like kuwait which has a good record [ inaudible ] between shia and sunni. >> reporter: the emir of kuwait paid a visit quickly after the explosion. the cabinet also convened and security was beefed up nationwide. authorities fear more attacks may take place.

mohammed jamjun reports from kuwait city. >> a funeral procession unlike any before it in kuwait. demonstrating defiance and sorrow in equal measure. mournmourners prayed through their pain. >> our whole lives in kuwait have been united. one hand one heart. this is unthinkable. >> says it's far too much to take. >> why? why? for what scene did they die? for what scene were they killed. for what scene did this happen to them? >> reporter: if the attack targeting a shia mosque was meant to sow religious strive it had the opposite effect. a very clear show of sectarianism. much more than about one sect or another. >> we are all one here. there is no sunni no shia, we are all one ands this about all of us. >> one by one the bodies went by as men and women tried to process something they never could have imagined happening. >> the prevailing sentiment at the graveyard here today shock and grief. a society so accustomed to feeling secure now contending with a horrible new reality. above all else the bereaved wanted to honor the memories of the dead. >> translator: my tears haven't stopp

. >>> unitedunited in greece and kuwait. a an attack on a mosque. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> president obama's rousing eulogy in south carolina. the greek prime minister alexis tsipras has called for a referendum on whether his nation should accept a proposed debt bailout. the vote will be held on the 5th of july. he will ask for an extension of the bailout which ends on june 30. >> translator: tomorrow with the letter i will ask officially from the european leaders and institutions an extension of the program for a few days so that the greek people can decide free are pressure and blackmail as the constitution of our country dictates and in the democratic tradition of europe. >> barnaby phillips has this update from athens. >> alexis tsipras gave an extraordinary address to the nation at 1:00 in the morning local time. he said the terms were humiliating and a violation of european rules. it seemed little doubt from the tone of his remarks that he would be recommending a no vote when the greek people vote on sunday, july the 5

. >> kuwait's government said a saudi arabian man carried out friday's suicide bombing at a mosque. >> hundreds of people three as a fire rips through a party at a water park in taiwan. >> i have all the sports, including the copa america crashing out on penalties. we'll have all the action later this hour. >> the european central bank is saying it will keep its emergency cash life line to greek banks at current levels. the comments come as an emergency meeting is held amid fierce that the banks won't be able to open tomorrow. greeks have been queuing up to withdraw money and on saturday, a billion euros were taken out. the central bank vows to take all measures necessary to insure stat. that comes as the stability council meets in athens and the greek finance minister arrives in the last hour, what could turn out to be crucial discussions. huge pressure has been piling on greek banks after talks between athens and its creditors collapse on friday. we're well covered on the story. we'll go live to athens and speak to john shortly for government reaction but first dominic joins us from

now kuwait. an attack apparently pleasant to sow sectarianism in a country where sunni and shia have been able to coexist fairly well. ffts a message that was reinforced by the country's cabinet, security officials have been placed on heightened alert. do what is necessary to ensure kuwait and kuwaitis are protected. reassurances are were taken to heart. shia and sunni side by side in worship, praying it would appear for peace. mohammed jamjum, al jazeera kuwait. >>> more attacks after a chemical plant was targeted on friday. a man rammed his car into the gates near lyon. the accused is a 35-year-old father of three. >>> still to come in the program. celebrations in the u.s. as the supreme court legalizes same sex marriages across the country. plus. >> the sound of calling for the president to resign. >> welcome back. i'm shiulie ghosh. let's remind you of the top stories here on al jazeera. a group of islamic state of iraq and the levant as claimed responsibility, 39 people were gunned down in a

kuwait city. casualties are being reported. we will get you more details on that as we get them. now students protesting educational reform have fought with police in chile's capitol santiago and demanding transparency and wider reforms than have been proposed by the government. the march began peaceful and then violent after students strayed from the authorized route and police tried to dispurse the crowd with water and tear gas. alleged corruption in the healthcare system and officials been accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars crippling the health service and we report from there. >> reporter: she died two years ago and doctors say it was lung cancer but he daughter says there was no conclusive test and her mother under went chemotherapy treatment and died after a few sessions. >> translator: it's with medical negligence and malpractice on the part of social security. >> reporter: she blames the social security system for her mother's death, the same system that is at the center o

in kuwait another attack. a suicide bomber struck a packed shiite mosque in the heart of kuwait city. he blew himself up during friday prayers. at least 27 worshippers dead more than 200 injured. >> security in kuwait is ex-treimerly tight. for this attack to take place at a shia mosque in itself is extremely rare. >> reporter: in france a third attack. an american-owned gas factory outside lyon. a man crashed his vehicle into gas canisters, triggering an explosion that injured two people. the severed head of the man's employer was found at the factory gate. flags bearing arabic inscriptions inscriptions. the suspect, his wife and two others were arrested. just this week an isis spokesman called on ms. muslims to rise up. but word today'sere today's attacks coordinated? >> more importantly, this is what isis wants. isis has been calling on individuals whether they're in europe or in the middle east to carry out attacks of this scale. >> reporter: one day, three attacks. and fears of more to come. kelly cobiell

let's go to kuwait. police arrested the owner of a car that took a suicide bomber to a mosque which was attacked on friday. state media is reporting the driver of that vehicle has now fled. 27 worshippers were killed inside the mosque when the bomber detonated his explosives. the government announced an all-out confrontation with terrorism. a group linked with i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility. we have more from kuwait. >> reporter: on this national day of mourning in kuwait a day after an attack on a shia mosque in kuwait city. the sense of grief and shock is palpable. there'll be a funeral held for those that perished in that attack at the state mosque later in the day. it's been announced by the ministry of interior that several suspects have been detained and were questioned in relation to the bombing. no names or nationalities of the suspects have yet been released. when i spoke to kuwaiti since yesterday, since the day of the attack they reiterated that they are unified. they will show a resilient sp

but the attack in kuwait is unusual. it's similar to the attack on the shia mosques in saudi arabia this week that were isis inspire inspired. unfortunately this is a pattern that we keep seeing again and again. >>> at least three serious terror attacks we're tracking right now. let's discuss the world implications. the domestic implications as well with the newest presidential candidate, republican governor of louisiana bobby jindal. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we are getting news this morning of a terror attack in france near lyon. there was someone beheaded outside the factory. the head posted on the fence outdoors. a gruesome attack. sir, you want to be president of the united states. i wonder if i can get your reaction this morning? >> sure. a couple things. one, obviously a horrific attack. our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim's family. obviously a horrific act. one, our next commander in chief needs to be committed to truly hunting down and killing these terrorists. president

mohammed jamjun, al jazeera kuwait. >>> kurdish force he announced they pushed i.s.i.l. forces from kobani for the second time on friday. the latest fighting is in villages further south and east. activists say since thursday 200 people have been killed on i.s.i.l. supports near the border with turkey. >>> still to come. an act of die type answer as a demonstrator takes down the confederate flag in south carolina. >>> and cracking down on illegal fishing. >> rising waters taking their toll... we go to the threatened marshall islands... to talk to the peole affected most >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> welcome back i'm shiulie ghosh. let's remind you of the top stories. greek mps have backed prime minister alexis tsipras's request for a referendum. but the europeans will not allow an extension of the debt, that leaves them closer to a default. >>> hout

kuwait is trying to show that they are doing all they can to protect the citizens here. the message coming forth from the government the parliament and other government officials has been one telling the citizens to be resilient. united, stand together and comfort them at this time of great horror because of what happened, and saying that this terrorism as they call it will be defeated. that any and all measures will be taken to protect kuwaitis and there's trepidation, some concern that kuwait because it was targeted that it could be targeted again at some point soon. >> i am sure despite the reassurances many people are still in shock over what happened. >> it's shock, it's devastation, it's grease. yesterday we were at the urinals for the 27 people that were killed at the burial site the emotions were running. it was an outpouring of satness unlike anything i have seen. the kuwaitis i spoke with respect so shocked that this happened here could have happened in this country which seemed like a bastion of security, where they never could have acknowledged. look at the r

ian lee, kuwait city, kuwait. >>> tunisia is stepping up security in tourist zones, 38 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a beach resort. >> 15 of the victims were identified as british citizens and that number could double. so, phil, we recently saw some chilling video of the gunman running along the beach in the aftermath of the attack towards the hotel. that beach is technically a crime scene but it is already open to the public. explain why that is. >> well, zain, it would appear that presumably the authorities have conducted whatever examination of that scene they wished to do so and cleared it of whatever evidence they could find there. we don't know how thorough that examination has been. but that beach section in front of that hotel, it is now open and the hotel itself is still effectively functioning. they tell us some 50 guests have decided to stay on and continue their holiday. there were hundreds in there before the attack. most have chosen to leave and get to their homelands as quickly as they. can 50 have chosen to stay, germans and british tourists, we are told

a man in kuwait blew himself up in the capital killing 25

not long afterwards, there was a suicide bombing in a mosque in kuwait's capital. in tunisia 13 have been killed as gunmen opened fire near a hotel. this is the second mayor attack in the north african country this year. detailed coverage of these incident is coming up but we begin on the attack in tunisia. >>reporter: at least one gunman started shooting at tourists on the beach inside the hotel. eyewitnesses describe initial confusion and then blind terror as they realized what was happening. tourists were shot at point blank range on the sand and around a swing. >> he started firing on the beach and then went to the pool. people were run ago way from there. he had a grenade which he then threw at them. >>reporter: others desperately ran for the safety of their hotels. local hospitals have been inundated by the injured. the victims are from six different countries. one attacker was shot dead by police and there are reports another was arrested. this is one of tunisia's most popular resorts and is a vital contributor to the economy. tunisia has been on high alert

ian lee, cnn, kuwait city, kuwait. >>> and in france, investigators are trying to piece together motive in the attack at a u.s. chemical factory. heavily armed police took a suspect back to his home sunday to conduct more searches. authorities say he ran a delivery van into the building, causing an explosion. he admitted to killing his boss beforehand. police found the victim's head hanging from a fence at the scene. >>> more now on our top story. the deepening debt crisis in greece as the country heads for financial collapse. banks have closed and will stay that way for at least a week. account holders will be limited as to how much they can withdraw from atms and greece could default as early as tuesday, which is when it must make loan payment to the international monetary fund. i'm joined on the phone from berlin with more on this. greece obviously risks defaulting on this, and will possibly move to exiting the euro zone. what sort of implications could that have? >> caller: well, it could have very serious implications, not just for greece but the entire euro zone. and we'll see tha

and the suicide bomber, attack in kuwait. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at your ton stories this hour. facing a -- top stories this hour. greek banks are going to be closed all week long. atm withdrawals are limited to $66. the move coming after european officials refused to extend had a loan deal for greece. it owes $1.8 billion by tuesday. >>> pride week, rainbow thrag waved in studies across the united states. celebrating the supreme court ruling celebrating same sex marriage. the second of those prison escapees from new york is now in critical condition. he was located in the town of conestablish in northwest new york. sweat was convictof murder in 2002. it's sunday night time for a look at our week ahead. with reports of tehran making demands on key points of the iran nuclear deal, there's talks that tuesday's deadline will have to be extended again. now that iran will only sign a deal if those international sanctions are lifted first. so how did we get here? patricia sabga explains. >> november 1979. students stormed the u.s. embassy

case wase facts and in the suicide attack inside the mosque in kuwait. that appears to be a pretty good-sized bomb inside the mosque. it takes a good amount of planning to make sure that you are capable of cooking up a suicide vest like we saw. with the numbers that we saw killed and injured, that is a little better planned attack than what we saw elsewhere. mark: speaking of planned attacks, in kuwait, they have not been the target of attacks for years now. all of a sudden, this. that is that it was not coined but it was a shiite mosque. there have been attacks, some appear to be initiated by is elements in saudi arabia and kuwait against shiite targets. one of the big fault lines in that part of the world is between the two main sects of islam, sunni, and shia. fred, can we infer something from the fact that a lot of foreign tourists were the targets of these attacks today? without a doubt, especially when you look at the shooting at the beach and hotel in tunisia. this is an effort to disrupt the economy of the nation and it is not a very cockaded att

united in grief in kuwait. shia and sunni together. grieve together in a mosque. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> president obama's eulogy. the greek prime minister alexis tsipras has called for a referendum on whether his nation should accept a proposed debt bailout. the vote will occur ton 5th of july. he will ask for an extension of the current debt bailout which ends on june 30. >> translator: tomorrow with a letter i will ask officially from the european leaders and institutions an extension of the program for a few days so that the greek people can decide free are pressure and blackmail as the constitution of our country dictates and the democratic tradition of europe. >> barnaby phillips has the update from athens. >> alexis tsipras gave the statement to the nation at 1:00 in the morning local time. humiliating and a violation of european rules he said. there seems little doubt from the tone of his remarks he will be recommending a no vote whether the greek people vote on sun, july 5th on whether to accept the terms. what would the cons

responded to the kuwait invasion by declaring war on iraq. he continues to get the policies. but that loyalty couldn't keep him in power and in 2003 under the guise of searching for weapons of mass destruction, the u.s. invaded. he was a tis of spades in the most wanted military and political leaders. in 2003 he turned himself in, and in 2009 was convicted on two different counts sentenced to 22 years in prison. the next year he was sentenced to death by the iraqi supreme court, for the persecution of religious parties. he remained in prison on death row and loyal to sudan until his death. >> he isn't seen as a member of saddam's inner circle. he was simply a man that was trying to do his job. he was big on the international scene particularly on the run up to the iraq war and the up vagues of occupation by the sures forces. he would say this has to do with two things, israel and oil. that won him a lot of fans people said that he used fighting for us, and that is perhaps the reason that the death sentence that was past was carried out because -- he is a member of the regime.

. >>> new information about the deadly terror attack in kuwait. it was a saudi citizen. and police have arrested the man who they say drove him to the mosque. they say he was an illegal resident. the attack killed at least 27 people and injured more than 200 others. isis has claimed responsibility for that bombing. kuwaiti police say people have been arrested. one minute people are relaxing on a beach, the next they're running for their lives. at least 38 people were killed, nearly 40 wounded. the gunman was shot and killed. the police say isis might have inspired his attack, but there's no evidence the terror group orchestrated it. thousands of people are leaving the town of souse. most of the victims were europeans there on vacation? >> reporter: that's right. tunisia is denouncing the violence that led to the 38 tourists being shot to death. 15 of those at least were brits. and from britain the message is this is the most significant attack on britain since the transit bombings of july 7th, 2005. this is a mediterranean coastal resort in shock still some 48 hours now

we have the latest from kuwait city center mohammed jamjoom. >> kuwait's ministry identified the bomber that killed 27 people and injured 220 as a saudi citizens. the interior ministry say he took a fight, and hours later he entered the mosque blew himself up in the horrific attack that shocked cow wait unlike an a -- kuwait unlike an attack that happened here instaying a sense of fear. the interior ministry announced other arrests in relation to this attack. on friday hours after the bombing. it was announced that suspects would be detained. saturday, the drive of the vehicle, the owner from a kuwaiti government trying to reassure citizens from all the way up to the amir from the country, to the parliament and cabinet. they said the kuwait must stand united. this is a resilient country and they'll fight terrorism. fighting every resource we have seen security on high alert. also par sting borders and protected more vigorously now. >>> foounizian -- tunisian police searching for more suspect. the lone gunman had help helping them before a terror attack. a plane load of tourists are leav

a bomb explodes at a mosque in kuwait, at least 25 people died during friday prayers. in france a man is beheaded by attackers who targeted a gas plant operated by an american chemical company. >>> european leaders agree to relocate 40,000 migrants who have arrived in

now kuwait. an attack apparently meant to sow sectarianism in a country where sunni and shi'a co-exist relatively harmoniously. the country's amir said the bombing violated islamic law and calls for continued national unity. a message reinforced by the country's cabinet. security officials have been placed on heightened alert and numerous officials vowed to do whatever is necessary to ensure kuwait and kuwaitis are protected. reassurances taken to heart. by day's end a display of solidarity. shia and sunni, side by side in worship. praying, it would appear, for peace. >>> kurdish forces say they pushed i.s.i.l. fighters from kobane for the second time this year activists say battles are continuing south of syrian town on the border with turkey. kurdish activists say 180 people have been killed since i.s.i.l. stormed the down on thursday i.s.i.l. snipers took civilians hostage, using them as human shields. zeina khodr sent this update from kobane. >> fighters holed up fires fight g the town of kob

it was the first such attack in kuwait and the islamic state group says it carried it out. for more on the series of attacks, i spoke short time ago with james woolsey from her director of the central intelligence agency and chairman of the foundation for defense of democracies. thank you for coming in, mr. woolsey. seems like an extruded ordinary david three attacks, three continents no indication that they were coordinated, and yet they seem to have the same inspiration. james: i'm afraid we are in for more days like this come and you don't have to actively coordinating meetings are conversations in order to coordinate. they announced -- one of the senior spokesman in isis announced a few days ago that ramadan should be a time of calamity for the infidels, and by that they include the shia. and that is really a very serious -- isis is moving out in such a way as to establish a caliphate. it wants to build its empire the way he does that is by terror, by beheadings and hangings and crucifixions and the rest. these are coming up. katty: up until recently, the islamic state

isis has already claimed response for the attack in kuwait. at least 27 people were killed after a suicide bomber set off explosives at a mosque in kuwait city. the attack targeted shiite worshippers after their midday prayers. in tunisia shots rang out at a resort. the gunman was disguised as a tourist and had id a rifle inside an umbrella. and france authorities now have four people in custody connected to the deadly terror attack at the air product gas factory. the main suspect is an employee with ties to french islamic radicals. he rammed the car into gas canisters triggering an explosion. air products corporate headquarters is a major employee in the lehigh valley. federal, state, and local authorities say they're keeping a close eye on the facility here in our area. but it's just a precaution. they say there's been no actual threat against the lehigh county headquarters. >> surprised, yeah. i don't know why he targeted air products. i think it was just random. >> air products released a statement offering condolences to the family of the

a shia mosque in kuwait. an american owned industrial plant in france. dozens of innocents killed and injured. growing worry isis affiliates and lone wolves are behind it all. >> there is a common thread here of extremists. i don't believe we have seen any evidence of tactical coordination. >> reporter: but one u.s. official tells cnn we are in a heightened period of concern. fbi and counterterrorism officials issued a bulletin to law enforcement across the u.s. warning of possible terrorist threats around the july 4th holiday, though nothing specific. but there are worrisome indicators. it's currently the islamic holy month of ramadan. isis' official spokesman has called for fighters to rush over to jihad and rise up, a call to killing. it's been a year since isis' leader al baghdadi emerged from hiding to declare his caliphate. in tunisia, nearly 40 people many western tourists, killed when gunmen attacked. >> we went to our left and hid in the underpass with two people who work at the hotel. we were in a large room without lights. we stayed there for

in two other cases, tunisia and kuwait they may be related. >> on the basis of what? >> that isil has claimed credit and the associations the individuals may have with groups or association with syria. >> the big concern here in the united states is what they call a lone wolf right? >> that's right, someone who has inspired and it's relatively easy to get an assault weapon or whatever and go out there and kill people? >> that's the big danger here it's less although you have to worry about sending operatives here, it's more the lone wolf. >> how do you deal with that? >> i mean it almost sounds some -- obviously sick individual sitting in a basement reading all the tweets getting all that social media, being inspired thinking he's going to wind up in heaven and going out there, getting a weapon and starting to kill people so many soft targets as you know. >> if they're not a lone wolf if they're connected to anybody else, that gives us an opportunity. if they make other mistakes. it is a difficult target. >> we've had 30 or 40 arrests in recent weeks of isis sympathiz

the '90s helping kuwait fight against saddam's baathists that we armed. heading a coalition to destroy saddam's baathist and the team fighting against the baathist going by the name of i.s.i.s. that we originally armed in the eighties to fight iran but we're not sure even stated the microof