Kuwaitis shoot at US troops

Two Kuwaitis shot at US Marines during war games on an island off the Gulf state today, killing one and wounding another in what the Kuwaiti government called a terrorist act. Fellow Marines shot dead the assailants.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2002 - 21:55

The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry identified the Kuwaiti attackers as Anas al-Kandari, 21, and 26-year-old Jassem al-Hajiri.

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