US soldier detained over fatal attack on army tents

A US soldier was detained yesterday on suspicion of throwing grenades into three tents at a 101st Airborne command centre in Kuwait, killing one fellow serviceman and wounding 13, three of them seriously.

The motive in the attack “most likely was resentment”, said Max Blumenfeld, a US Army spokesman.

The dead soldier’s name was not released because family members had not been notified, said George Heath, civilian spokesman for Fort Campbell, KY, the storied 101st Airborne Division's home base.