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Kuwait tribes storm police station in pre-election unrest
Kuwaiti tribesmen have stormed a police station to free men detained on suspicion of holding illegal primaries, KUNA news agency reported on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:32 May 4, 2008
Kuwait: Kuwaiti tribesmen have stormed a police station to free men detained on suspicion of holding illegal primaries, KUNA news agency reported on Sunday.
Thousands of members of the Al Mutair tribe protested outside the police station on Saturday, demanding the release of the men.
The latest unrest began when police raided a meeting and arrested several people suspected of holding informal tribal primaries.
A number of tribes have defied a government's crackdown and held primaries, in which they agree on candidates to boost their chances of winning in the May 17 election.
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