THE DAILY COLLEGIAN uwaiti gunmen kill one in attack on U.S. troops By Diana Elias ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER KUWAIT Two Kuwaiti gunmen in a Marines later found three AK-47s and pickup truck attacked U.S. forces during ammunition inside the vehicle, accord war games yesterday on an island in the ing to a statement released in Washing- Persian Gulf, killing one Marine and ton, D.C., by the Bahrain-based U.S. wounding another before they were Fifth Fleet. It said the injured Marine shot to death by U.S. troops. Kuwait was hit in the arm. called the assault a "terrorist act." In a brief statement, the Kuwaiti Inte- The Pentagon said the assailants rior Ministry condemned the attack and pulled up to a group of Marines con- identified the assailants as Anas al-Kan ducting urban assault training on Faila- dari, born in 1981, and Jassem al-Hajiri, ka, an uninhabited island off Kuwait's born in 1976. It said both were Kuwaiti coast, and opened fire with small arms. civilians. They then drove to another site, An Interior Ministry official, speaking Tbe Onl,ll 0 Pith in town , 411 1 1 A 00 es!. reee Famous Steaks AY WEDN E Colleg e Ave • 2 Qaq° stopped and attacked again before being killed by Marines, the Pentagon said. Enjoy a good challenge? You want a personal life. bur you also warn a career that challertgc: you INTERNATIONAL on condition of anonymity, described the two. men as fundamentalist Muslims. More than 30 of their friends and rela tives were detained for questioning, he said. "The ministry announces that this is a terrorist act," the Interior Ministry said in a statement. "It will not allow anyone to undermine the country's security." Pentagon spokesman Lt. Daniel Het lage said the Marines returned to their ships shortly after the attack, but would resume exercises on the island today. Failaka Island, about 10 miles east of Kuwait City, was abandoned by its At Ernst & Young, you can have both. Tru. we have high C. XI)2.C:30011S And some tasks will no doubt rack your brain. But f - est assured We help our people face assignments with scme tools, such as the most advanced technology. inforniation, and resources bar none. And with a talented pool of colleagues and mentors by your side, success is closer than you think. And so are the rewards inhabitants when Iraq invaded Kuwait Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria in 1990, and Iraqi forces heavily mined it Clarke said the two Marines were taken during their occupation. to the Armed Forces Hospital in Kuwait After a U.S.-led coalition liberated City, where one of them died of his Kuwait in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, the wounds. Their names were withheld government compensated islanders for until relatives were contacted. their property and resettled them on the The military exercise, dubbed Eager mainland. The island has since been Mace 2002, involves Kuwaitis at some cleared of mines and many Kuwaitis stages. However, the Pentagon said the fish there on weekends. Some former attack happened during an exercise residents visit occasionally. that only involved U.S. forces. The shooting attack was unprece- The war games started Oct. 1, after dented in Kuwait, a Washington, D.C., the amphibious transport ships USS ally since the Gulf War. More than a Denver and USS Mount Vernon arrived decade later, most Kuwaitis remain sup- in Kuwaiti waters and began unloading portive of the close relationship. 1,000 Marines and their equipment. crnarkabh i handy WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2002 15 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR FROM THOUGHT TO FINISH Cs..l 4:=: , Cn C's..l
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