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| Kuwait 'foils US army base plot' | Kuwait 'foils US army base plot' |
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| Kuwaiti officials say they have arrested six members of a "terrorist network", linked to al-Qaeda, who were planning to attack a US military base. | Kuwaiti officials say they have arrested six members of a "terrorist network", linked to al-Qaeda, who were planning to attack a US military base. |
| An interior ministry statement said that all six Kuwaitis had confessed to the crimes after they were arrested. | An interior ministry statement said that all six Kuwaitis had confessed to the crimes after they were arrested. |
| The statement said they had also planned to bomb the headquarters of Kuwait's internal security agency. | The statement said they had also planned to bomb the headquarters of Kuwait's internal security agency. |
| It mentioned other "important facilities" in the oil-rich kingdom, but gave no further details. | It mentioned other "important facilities" in the oil-rich kingdom, but gave no further details. |
| ANALYSIS Frank Gardner, BBC News | ANALYSIS Frank Gardner, BBC News |
| Kuwaiti opinions are divided when it comes to their country's close alliance with the US. | Kuwaiti opinions are divided when it comes to their country's close alliance with the US. |
| Older Kuwaitis, especially those who lived through the Iraqi invasion of 1990 and seven-month occupation, remain grateful to the US for saving their country. | Older Kuwaitis, especially those who lived through the Iraqi invasion of 1990 and seven-month occupation, remain grateful to the US for saving their country. |
| But some younger Kuwaitis see the US in hostile terms, as invaders and occupiers of Iraq, as a friend of Israel and as an enemy to Muslims. | But some younger Kuwaitis see the US in hostile terms, as invaders and occupiers of Iraq, as a friend of Israel and as an enemy to Muslims. |
| In 2005 Kuwaiti security forces broke up an al-Qaeda-linked cell said to be plotting attacks. | |
| "The state security has uncovered a terrorist network following al-Qaeda, and includes six (Kuwaiti) citizens who have planned to carry out a plan to bomb Arifjan Camp, the state security building and other important facilities," the ministry said. | "The state security has uncovered a terrorist network following al-Qaeda, and includes six (Kuwaiti) citizens who have planned to carry out a plan to bomb Arifjan Camp, the state security building and other important facilities," the ministry said. |
| Al-Arabiya television said the group was plotting the attack for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts on about 20 August. | Al-Arabiya television said the group was plotting the attack for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts on about 20 August. |
| Camp Arifjan, a vast, purpose-built $200m (£120m) camp south of Kuwait City, is the main US base in Kuwait. | Camp Arifjan, a vast, purpose-built $200m (£120m) camp south of Kuwait City, is the main US base in Kuwait. |
| The heavily protected camp houses 15,000 US soldiers and is used as a logistics base for troops serving in Iraq. | The heavily protected camp houses 15,000 US soldiers and is used as a logistics base for troops serving in Iraq. |
| Previous attacks against Americans in Kuwait include an incident in October 2002, when two Kuwaitis opened fire on US Marines, killing one. | Previous attacks against Americans in Kuwait include an incident in October 2002, when two Kuwaitis opened fire on US Marines, killing one. |
| The following year, a civil servant killed an American contractor and severely wounded another when he ambushed their car near a US army camp. | The following year, a civil servant killed an American contractor and severely wounded another when he ambushed their car near a US army camp. |
| Six Kuwaitis and stateless Arabs were sentenced to life in prison in 2007 for planning attacks on US troops and Kuwaiti security personnel. | Six Kuwaitis and stateless Arabs were sentenced to life in prison in 2007 for planning attacks on US troops and Kuwaiti security personnel. |