PHOTOS: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Visits Suicide Bomb Victims' Family Members in Kuwait

Kuwait City, Kuwait – Along with six members of the U.S. House and Senate, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today visited with the family members of those who were killed in yesterday’s suicide bomb attack in Kuwait City.  During afternoon prayers on June 26, a young man walked into the Al-Sadiq mosque in Kuwait’s capital and largest city and detonated a bomb that left 27 dead and more than 200 injured. The BBC is reporting that an Islamic State-affiliated group is claiming responsibility for the lethal explosion.

“Tonight in Kuwait City, on behalf of the people of Hawai'i and the United States, I offered condolences and support to the family members of those who were killed in yesterday’s suicide bomb attack,” said Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.  “I held the hands of the broken-hearted wives and daughters of those who were killed in this horrific attack as they expressed their grief and anguish.”

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is on a 6-day official visit to the Middle East with members of the U.S. House and Senate.  She will return to Hawai'i on July 3.  The photos below and more from today’s visit in Kuwait City are available here for download.

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