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Kuwait says it arrests Filipina who planned Daesh attack

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Kuwait says it arrests Filipina who planned Daesh attack

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Kuwait City - The state-run Kuwait News Agency published a photograph of the woman in a black abaya, a loose black dress.

Published: Sat 6 Aug 2016, 10:56 AM

Updated: Sun 7 Aug 2016, 8:58 AM

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Kuwait says that it has arrested a Filipina it accuses of joining Daesh and planning an attack.
The state-run Kuwait News Agency announced the arrest late on Friday night, publishing a photograph of the woman in a black abaya, a loose black dress.
An Interior Ministry statement says the woman "confessed she wanted to carry out a terrorist act once she could."
The statement did not elaborate, nor did it identify the woman or say if she faced criminal charges.
Tiny, oil-rich Kuwait has been hit by a Daesh attack before. A suicide bomber killed at least 27 people and wounded 227 during the holy month of Ramadan last year.



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