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Kuwait Says 24 Arrested over ‘Financing of Terror’
Authorities said the suspects collected funds under religious pretexts and transferred money abroad in an organised operation.
- On Saturday, Kuwait's Interior Ministry announced the State Security Agency arrested 24 citizens, saying it had 'thwarted a plot targeting the undermining of the homeland's security and the financing of terrorist entities and organisations.'
- This operation follows March arrests of six individuals linked to Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group, whom authorities accused of planning 'assassinations' in the Gulf state.
- Funds were collected under 'religious pretexts' for transfer abroad, investigators found, while five former Kuwaiti lawmakers were among those detained and evidence included photos of Iranian and Hezbollah leadership.
- Hezbollah has repeatedly denied maintaining a presence in Kuwait, describing the accusations as 'removed from reality and devoid of truth' in a March statement.
- Since Iran began attacking Gulf states last month as part of the Middle East war, authorities across the region have moved against individuals suspected of supporting Tehran amid US-Iran tensions.
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Kuwait Says 24 Arrested Over Financing of Terror
Kuwait has arrested 24 people as part of an investigation into the "financing of terrorist entities,” authorities said late Saturday. Kuwait's Interior Ministry said it had "thwarted a plot targeting the undermining of the homeland's security and the financing of terrorist entities and organizations.” "The State Security Agency succeeded in apprehending 24 citizens, one of whom had his citizenship revoked, in possession of financial sums linked …
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