KUWAIT: A huge fight broke out at Mubarak Hospital where 26 young men including Kuwaitis, Jordanians and Syrians fought using knives and surgical scissors. Many of them sustained medium and serious injuries before security forces and medical staff controlled the fight. Police arrested 21 of those involved, while a search is on for five others.

Case papers indicate that the fight started between two groups in a Hawally governorate area, where two Kuwaitis, a Jordanian and three Syrians were injured and taken to hospital by friends. However, 20 opponents attacked them, starting a fierce fight.

The sources added that some of the attackers had knives they used in stabbing their rivals, while others grabbed scissors from the nursing room before a Kuwaiti collapsed in a pool of blood. On arriving at the scene, policemen immediately arrested 15 of the attacker's friends, while five, including the attacker, managed to flee the scene. A case was filed and a search is on for the suspects.

Meth 'factory'
An Egyptian chemist and an Indian cook were arrested for manufacturing and trading in methamphetamine, said security sources. Case papers indicate that narcotics detectives were tipped off concerning the Egyptian's activity of selling large quantities of meth to specific customers. On raiding his flat in Salmiya, detectives found a 'factory' equipped with high-tech tools to manufacture meth, the female Indian technician and the imported material they used in manufacturing the drug. The sources added that this was the largest drug lab ever busted in Kuwait.

Fatal crash
Two men died of severe burns in a mini-truck accident that happened when the driver lost control and it collided into a lamppost along King Fahd highway. The truck immediately burst into flames. Meanwhile, a Gulf national was killed and a Kuwaiti was injured in a collision along Salmi highway, said security sources, noting that on arriving at the crash scene, paramedics found the dead body of the Gulf national trapped in the wreckage. The Kuwaiti had sustained various injuries and was rushed to hospital for treatment. Separately, a construction worker was instantly killed after he fell from an under-construction commercial complex in Jahra.

Three accidents
Three simultaneous car accidents created considerable congestions along the fifth and sixth ring roads and Ghazali expressway, said security sources. The sources explained that a person was slightly injured in a collision along the fifth ring road, a vehicle turned over along the sixth ring road and a truck broke down on Ghazali highway. The three accidents created considerable traffic congestions before traffic police managed to clear the situations.

Policemen hurt
Police arrested a Kuwaiti man, who was acting strangely, after he attacked a police captain and corporal and injured them both, said security sources. Case papers indicate that the owner of a car rental firm in Ardiya called the police requesting help in dealing with a customer. On arriving at the scene, the suspect refused boarding the police patrol car and resisted arrest. He then assaulted the policemen before he was eventually controlled and arrested.

Separately, an employee working for Mubarak Al-Kabeer municipality filed a complaint against a Kuwaiti man, accusing him of insulting a public servant while on duty when he refused to let him file a citation to a Bangladeshi man helping him run a cabriolet that provided children with rented tours in a residential area. - Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Rai