American is ‘stable’ after Fintas stabbing

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KUWAIT CITY, March 10, (Agencies): An American sustained multiple stab wounds when he engaged in a fight with an unidentifi ed person along the seaside in Fintas. In a press statement, the Public Relations and Media Security Department in the Ministry of Interior disclosed the American got the stab wounds as a result of a fi ght with another person who fled from the scene but surrendered to the authorities later.

The department revealed that the Operations Unit at the ministry received information about the American who was stabbed several times, so it dispatched a team of securitymen and paramedics to the location. The American was rushed to a nearby hospital and his condition is said to be stable. The concerned authorities quickly conducted a thorough investigation and they found out later that the culprit surrendered at a police station.

The US Embassy in Kuwait says a US citizen has been stabbed, and that the man who assaulted him is in police custody. The Embassy’s security message for US citizens said Thursday the victim’s injuries are not life-threatening and that the embassy is not aware of any specific or credible threats against Americans in Kuwait.

The advisory cautioned that extremists may attack in groups or alone and advised US citizens to exercise caution in areas frequented by Westerners. No details were released regarding the identity of the attacker. Though terrorist attacks are rare in Kuwait, an Islamic State group affiliate detonated a suicide bomb in the capital in June of last year, killing at least 27 people and wounding scores at a mosque packed with Shiite worshippers

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