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KUWAIT, July 1 (KUNA) -- Families of Kuwaitis killed and wounded in the suicide Al-Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque blast have highly appreciated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's "parental feelings" he manifested when he received them on Wednesday.
They agreed in remarks to KUNA after the meeting at Seif palace that history will never forget His Highness the Amir's humanitarian stance since the very moments of the incident.
The suicide explosion at Al-Sawaber area of Kuwait city claimed the lives of 26 people and wounded hundreds during the Friday noon prayer.
They said that the national cohesion and unity Kuwaiti people manifested in the aftermath of the blast conveyed a message to the whole world that Kuwait and Kuwaitis are "defiant to terrorism."
The meeting with His Highness the Amir was a good chance to express gratitude to him for his humanitarian stance toward families of the victims, former MP Adnan Al-Mutawa.
The meeting was attended by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah attended the meeting, together with Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah.
His Highness the Amir's visit to the blast scene, and to the Grand Mosque where he offered his condolences "reassured us as citizens of this homeland that we are under wise leadership," he said.
Al-Mutawa voiced gratitude to His Highness the Amir and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the cabinet and the National Assembly, for their honorable humanitarian stance towards "families of the blast martyrs."
Kuwaitis' reaction after the blast has offered the region and the world at large an honorable model for synergy and unity, Al-Mutawa said.
Presence of His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince and members of the Legislative and Executive Powers at the consolation ceremony has been great, showing the world how the Kuwaiti people assembled around their wise leadership," said Hamad Taher Buhamad whose father was killed in the Friday blast.
Youssef Al-Bahrani, who also lost his father in the terrorist attack, said it was honor for the martyrs' families to meet with his Highness the Amir to express gratitude to him and the government for their response after the cowardly terrorist act.
Adnan Al-Saleh, who has a brother killed in the blast, extended gratitude to His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince and the political leadership in general for their "sincere fatherly stance" during the consolation.
Al-Saleh noted that unity shown by the Kuwaiti people after the blast showed how they are "one family" under the wise leadership of His Highness the Amir.
Ali Al-Sheikh, who lost his father in the Al-Imam Al-Sadiq attack, thanked His Highness the Amir for his humanitarian stance, and for sympathizing with families of the victims.
Representative of the martyrs' families, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ibrahim, thanked His Highness the Amir and the Legislative and Executive Powers as well as the Kuwaiti people for their support to the families of the victims.
Abbas Al-Hadher, whose brother Mohammad was killed in the blast, appreciated the stance by all Kuwaiti people following the suicide explosion, praying for speedy recovery for the injured. (Pick up previous)
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