KUWAIT: Four
Kuwaitis were killed and six injured after a pick-up truck they were in rammed
into a lamppost at Al-Zour Road yesterday. Three of the injured are in critical
condition. An investigation was opened to reveal the cause of the accident.

Body found

An Egyptian man's
body was found under the rubble after firefighters battled a blaze reported in
a cement company in Abdali, where the victim worked. An investigation was
opened. Separately, a fire in a Qurain building's basement caused a woman to
suffer minor suffocation. The building was evacuated and the fire was put out
by Qurain and Mubarak Al-Kabeer fire stations.

Counterfeit
t-shirts

Customs officers
foiled an attempt to smuggle counterfeit brand-named t-shirts. The goods were
found aboard a wooden boat arriving from a neighboring country. Samples from
the 1,085 t-shirts were sent to concerned authorities, who confirmed they were
not genuine.

By Hanan
Al-Saadoun