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| Two U.S. Soldiers Shot In Kuwait |
| 2002-11-21 |
| Source: CNN Two U.S. soldiers in Kuwait are in serious but stable condition after being shot and seriously wounded by a policeman Thursday morning, the U.S. military said. The assailant is a junior level Kuwaiti policeman who fled to Saudi Arabia, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior said. Kuwaiti and Saudi officials are working to get the man back to Kuwait. I consider it significant that he beat it to Soddy territory... Sources told CNN it's still unclear whether the incident was an individual act or linked to terrorism. No shots were returned toward the assailant. I'd call it terrorism. Just another incident in the Armed Struggle™... The shooting took place as the U.S. soldiers were traveling between Camp Doha and Arifjan, the spokesman said. The Interior Ministry said the two soldiers were shot after their car was pulled over by the policeman. The gunman shot one of the soldiers in the face and the other in the shoulder. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening, the spokesman said, adding that they were able to drive themselves to the town of Oraifijan, where they were flown by military aircraft to a military hospital in Kuwait City. After the two soldiers were shot, the attacker returned home, got some money, and fled across the border to Saudi Arabia, Pentagon sources told CNN. Where there was no doubt a committee waiting to welcome their Hero... The shooting is the latest in a string of violent attacks and threats |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 That fact probably speaks too much: The news this morning says the Soddys arrested the cop and are getting ready to extradite him. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2002-11-22 06:48:10 |
| #1 The fact that the assailant packed his bags and fled strsight to the "save haven" of Soddy speaks volumes. |
| Posted by: Lexicon 2002-11-21 23:25:55 |