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| Suspect behind attack on Americans in Kuwait identified |
| 2003-01-23 |
| Security authorities in Kuwait hold the suspected gunman in the killing of a US civilian earlier this week. The suspect was arrested in Saudi Arabia. According to the official Saudi Press Agency, Saudi border guards Wednesday arrested a Kuwaiti "sneaking into Saudi Arabia from Kuwait." "The initial investigation revealed that he was the assailant who fired on the American citizens on Tuesday," the report said. On Thursday, he was extradited from Saudi Arabia for questioning, a senior Kuwaiti security source said. The suspect was identified as Sami al-Mutairi, a Kuwaiti civil servant in his 20s. That's nice, he works for the Kuwaiti government. The last shooter was a Kuwaiti cop. Is this guy going to turn out to be a mental case as well? A Kuwaiti official said al-Mutairi was the prime suspect, but "had partners, maybe two." We'd like their heads as well, please. Newspapers said al-Mutairi had also been detained several times in Kuwait in the past for suspected links to militant groups. They said he had tried to go to Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks but was stopped in Pakistan. That's nice, I mean, what trouble could he get into there? |
| Posted by:Steve |