The World : Kuwait Rejects Waite Visit
Kuwait rejected a request by Anglican envoy Terry Waite for a visit in his bid to win the release of four Americans being held hostage in Lebanon. The Beirut kidnapers, believed to be Muslim extremists, have said they want to exchange the Americans for 17 Shia Muslims jailed in Kuwait for bombings there. In Beirut, the Christian Voice of Lebanon radio said Kuwait does not want Waite to visit because it could be taken as a sign of giving in to the kidnapers.
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