EVERYONE living in Kuwait is ordered to supply a DNA sample so police will be able to solve crimes quicker

The new law for compulsory DNA samples appears to have come after 26 people were killed in a suicide bomber attack at a Shi'a mosque in Kuwait City

All citizens in Kuwait will be legally required to give a DNA sample to the country's police force in an attempt to make it easier for security services to solve crimes in the country.

The new law, passed through by the Kuwaiti parliament, also includes expatriates living in the small Gulf State.

Anyone who refuses to give a DNA sample could face a year in prison and a hefty fine of as much as $33,000.

Any false samples could also lead to the perpetrator being sentenced for up to seven years in jail.

It appears the new law comes as a reaction to the devastating suicide bomber attack on a Shi'a mosque in the capital.

27 people were killed and a further 227 worshippers were injured when a man entered the prayer room and detonated his concealed explosives vest.

The suicide bomber has reportedly been identified as a Saudi born national, named as Fahd Suleiman Abdulmohsen al-Qabaa.

Early in the hours of Friday morning, Mr al-Qabba flew from Saudi Arabia, via Bahrain to the oil rich state of Kuwait.

The 23-year-old was driven to the Imam al-Sadeq mosque in a white car, reportedly owned by Jarrah Nimr Mejbil Ghazi, a stateless national born in 1988.

CCTV footage has emerged of the suicide bomber walking slowly out of the car and calmly entering the Shi'a mosque.

Wearing a traditional Kuwaiti dishdasha and matching headscarf, his robe appears to bulge at the sides from the explosives vest concealed underneath.

Taking a moment to pause as he enters the main prayer room, the bomber seems to take one final glance at the 2,000 worshipers before detonating his vest.

Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it the first attack from its Najd province franchise.

Security services have since named Abdulrahman Sabah Eidan Saud, an 'illegal migrant', as the bomber's driver and have also claimed they have identified other members of the terror cell.

Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Khaled al-Sabah told parliament yesterday: 'We are in a state of war. Yes, we have busted this terror cell but there are other cells we are going to strike,'

As well as compulsory DNA tests, the Kuwait Parliament has also approved a $400 million emergency funding plan for bolstering security in the country.