Military Maneuver Area Restricted After Attacks
From Times Wire Reports
Kuwait will restrict access to a vast area where its military forces conduct maneuvers with Western troops, mostly Americans, the Defense Ministry said. The measure comes after two attacks on U.S. military personnel in Kuwait. In the first attack on Oct. 8, one Marine was killed and another wounded.
Ministry spokesman Brig. Ahmed Rahmani told the official Kuwait News Agency that the area was popular with campers, bird hunters and sheep herders.
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