Kuwait arrests six jihadists plotting to attack U.S. base
Posted by Robert on August 11, 2009 9:09 AM
"The suspects had planned to bomb Camp Arifjan during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Kuwaiti security sources said." Because [1] Ramadan is the Month of Jihad.
"Report: Six arrested in al Qaeda plot on U.S. base in Kuwait," from [2] CNN, August 11 (thanks to all who sent this in):
(CNN) -- Kuwaiti security forces arrested six Kuwaitis linked to al Qaeda who planned to attack a U.S. military installation, the country's state-run news agency reported Tuesday.The suspects had planned to bomb Camp Arifjan during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Kuwaiti security sources said....
The plot also involved an attack on Kuwait's State Security Service headquarters and other government facilities, according to the Kuwait News Agency, which cited a statement from the Interior Ministry.
An investigation into the alleged plot linked to al Qaeda is ongoing, the news agency reported.
Two suspects confessed Tuesday that they planned to attack Camp Arifjan with an explosives-laden truck during Ramadan, which begins August 21, the security sources said....
Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/08/kuwait-arrests-six-jihadists-plotting-to-attack-us-base.html
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