KUWAIT: Shuwaikh
customs officers suspected a 40-ft container that was reportedly carrying
spices, but when inspected, banned tobacco was found in the third row. The
container arrived at Shuwaikh Port from a Gulf country yesterday and had more
than 1.9 million packs of paan and chewing tobacco with a value of KD 200,000.

Khaitan murder

Security forces
arrested a group of Indian nationals who demonstrated in downtown Kuwait City
holding banners demanding the execution of a compatriot in India, said security
sources. An Indian man was found murdered in his residence in Khaitan, said
security sources, noting that police detectives were summoned to the crime
scene, where they found the man's body in a pool of blood with a deep wound to
the neck and knife besides it. A case was filed and further investigations are
in progress. 

Child drowned

A four-year-old
Kuwaiti child died after he drowned in a swimming pool in Julaia, said security
sources, noting that the child was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced
dead. A case was filed and investigations are ongoing.

Eight people
rescued

Firefighters
saved eight people who were stranded on a southern Kuwaiti island yesterday.
Four people were trapped in Umm Al-Namil island in the midst of high tides
before teams of volunteers came to their rescue, injuring themselves in the
process, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said in a statement. The fire
crews managed to save all those who were stranded.

Four hurt in
crash

Firemen in
Mishref responded to an accident between Mubarak Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber and Bayan
resulting in four injuries, one critical. Meanwhile, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh fire
department dealt with a fire in garbage left in a yard covering 500 sq m. The
rubbish included lumber, tires and foam.