Large amount of Explosive Material found in Abdali , Kuwait

Kuwait Upto Date • August 14, 2015 • 8 Comments

Kuwait has broken up a new three-member “terror” cell and seized large amounts of weapons, ammunition and explosives, the interior ministry said on Thursday. Three Kuwaiti citizens were arrested and have confessed to joining a “terror” group, a statement said. Security forces seized “19 ton of ammunition” as well as 144 kilos (316 pounds) of TNT, as well as rocket propelled grenades, hand grenades, firearms and detonators, the ministry said.

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It said the explosives were found in a farm in Abdali, near the border with Iraq, and in two houses in undisclosed locations. At the end of July, Kuwait said it had broken up a five-member cell of alleged members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group.

In June a Saudi bomber blew himself up in a Shiite mosque in Kuwait City, killing 26 people and wounding hundreds. The militant ISIS group claimed responsibility for the attack. Last month, Kuwait said it had broken up a five-member cell of alleged ISIS militants.