WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department said there was no evidence so far that Friday's terrorist attacks in France , Tunisia and Kuwait were coordinated.
State Department spokesman John Kirby said the attacks were still being investigated but there was "no indication on a tactical level they were coordinated."
"Obviously, clearly, they were all terrorist attacks," Kirby said at a news briefing.
Suspected Islamic militants on Friday killed at least 37 people at a Tunisian seaside resort and 25 worshippers at a Shi' ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait , and decapitated a man at a U.S. gas company in France .
The attacks occurred during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan .
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Islamic State had urged its followers on Tuesday to step up attacks during the Ramadan fasting month against Christians, Shi'ites and Sunni Muslims fighting with a U.S.-led coalition against the ultra-hardline jihadist group.
"I don’t believe investigators are at a level now that they know precisely what motivated each one of these and the degree to which Ramadan itself was a factor," Kirby said. "It’s just too soon to tell right now."
