American Muslim groups have condemned a series of deadly terror attacks on a US-owned French gas factory, a Tunisian tourist resort and a mosque in Kuwait

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American Muslim groups have condemned a series of deadly terror attacks on a US-owned French gas factory, a Tunisian tourist resort and a mosque in Kuwait

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned the terror attacks.

In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said: "We join the world community in condemning these appalling attacks on ordinary people going about their daily lives. Such cowardly attempts to create fear and hatred will only result in universal revulsion at the attackers' monstrous agenda and twisted mindset."

The Islamic Shura Council of North America also denounced the terror attacks. In a statement, the Shura Council said it records its deepest sorrow over the killing of innocent worshippers at the Imam Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait City.

"We condemn this attack as well as any and all acts of violence and barbarity directed specially against the worshipers in their places of worship. It is horrible to see such crimes committed in the peaceful and blessed month of Ramadan," said, Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Chairman of the Islamic Shura Council.

The ISNA called upon the political leaders and the religious scholars to realize their responsibility and honor the trust they are bestowed with by protecting the people of all faiths and traditions and at all times.

It also called upon Imams and mosques leaders to urge the community to embrace the eternal and universal message of brotherhood and sisterhood, solidarity and fellowship across all persuasions and at all times.

A wave of terror attacks rocked three continents and left dozens dead on Friday (6-26-2015) leaving the world reeling.

In Tunisia, a gunman shot at least 39 people dead on a beach in the resort town of Sousse before he was killed by Tunisian security forces. The attack was later claimed by the Islamic State.

A Tunisian spokesman said the gunman was a student who was going to receive his master's degree in engineering in the nearby town of Kairouan. Tunisian authorities did not name him.

CNN quoted two U.S. officials as saying that they believe the Tunisia attack may have been inspired by ISIS, though not directed by the terrorist group.

And in Kuwait City, Kuwait, a suicide bomber walked into Imam Sadiq Shiite Mosque crowded with worshippers during Friday prayers, and blew himself up. At least 27 people were killed and over 200 were injured in the attack.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bomb blast at the Al-Sadiq mosque in Kuwait's capital. It was the first such attack on a Shiite place of worship in that country.

An attacker in France caused an explosion by plowing his car into a gas factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier. A severed head was found staked at the factory entrance.

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve named 35-year-old Yassin Salhi as the main suspect, and said he had been monitored by intelligence agencies between 2006 and 2008 over suspected links to extremist groups. Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said the suspected attacker, his wife, sister and another person were detained in connection with the attack.

Sajjan Gohel, the international security director for the Asia-Pacific Foundation think tank, was quoted by CNN as saying that the confluence of events add up to "an unprecedented day for terrorism." He noted that, while questions remain about who was responsible and the extent to which the attacks were coordinated, in each case you have individuals "buying into the ... doctrine that groups like ISIS articulate."

While what happened Friday is rare, Gohel told CNN that people worldwide should brace themselves for more such violence.

"Terrorism is something that, unfortunately, we're going to have to accept as part of our daily lives," said Gohel, who is also an Islamist ideology expert at the London School of Economics. "Terrorism is now diffuse: It's not autonomous, it's not necessarily being coordinated by one particular group, (and) it can often be very spontaneous.

"... Gone are the days of the al Qaeda large-scale plots where the cell was big, the authorities could disrupt it, arrest (people) and prosecute. Now are seeing an increase in the volume of terrorism because the plots sometimes actually are on a smaller scale (which makes them) harder to protect, harder to monitor."

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