Kuwait City, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - Kuwait says arrested 16 people affiliated with Hezbollah over 'sabotage plot'

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2026-03-16

Kuwait's interior ministry said on Monday it arrested 16 people -- 14 Kuwaitis and two Lebanese nationals -- affiliated with Hezbollah who had planned a "sabotage plot" in the Gulf nation. The group "aimed to destabilise the country's security and recruit individuals to join the terrorist organisation", the ministry said in a statement, adding that a number of weapons, camera drones and morse code communication devices were seized. bur-bou/jsa ...

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