Elections : affrontement au Koweit – 31 janvier 2012

Riot Police Clash with Tribesmen on Eve of Kuwaiti Polls

naharnet.com

by Naharnet Newsdesk 1 02 2012

Kuwait’s riot police clashed late Tuesday with tribesmen who stormed a local television station in the second day of violence ahead of general polls, local media reported.

Several people and security men were wounded in the incident after hundreds of tribesmen gathered outside the offices of private al-Watan TV which was hosting pro-government candidate Nabeel al-Fadl.

The incident comes a day after angry tribesmen burned down the election tent of controversial pro-government candidate Mohammed al-Juwaihel over remarks deemed offensive to the Mutairi tribe.

Tribesmen consider Fadl, a strong critic of the opposition, as a close ally of Juwaihel who has disappeared after the incident late Monday night. Read more…