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Psychiatrist Arrested In American Shooting In Kuwait
Authorities have arrested a Kuwaiti man who claims to have carried out the attack on two Americans ambushed at a traffic intersection in Kuwait City on Tuesday, an official Saudi government source told CNN. The government source said Saudi authorities arrested Sami Mohammed Marzouk Obaid Al-Mutayri as he tried to walk across the border from Kuwait around 5 a.m. He was alone when he tried to enter Saudi Arabia. The suspect, described as a Kuwaiti psychiatrist about 30 to 35 years old, confessed to the attack after several hours of questioning, the source said. The Saudi government has informed Kuwaiti authorities about the arrest, but it has not elaborated on when it might extradite the suspect. The Tuesday attack killed Michael Rene Pouliot, 46, of San Diego, California, who died at the scene, the U.S. Embassy reported. David Caraway, who was driving the vehicle, was shot six times but is expected to survive, authorities said. Both men were contract workers for the U.S. military, employed by Tapestry Solutions, a San Diego company whose Web site says it has "specialized in the area of military modeling and simulation training tools." According to police, the men were riding in an SUV, which was shot at least 24 times. Caraway's physician, Malenko Kirsic, said Wednesday that Caraway was in stable condition after his surgery the day before. The doctors said he was shot once in the arm, three times in the chest and twice in the leg. Doctors performed several procedures, including an operation on his upper right arm to repair a fractured humerus. Pouliot co-founded Tapestry Solutions in 1993 and was the company's executive vice president. Caraway is a senior software engineer for the company. "Our hearts and deepest sympathies go out to the families affected by this tragedy," said Mark Young, vice president of Tapestry Solutions. "We are stunned by this senseless act of violence, which has taken a great man and friend of our family." Posted by: Ken 2003-01-24 |
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