KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait riot police used stun grenades and tear gas yesterday to disperse thousands of angry demonstrators who marched on the central prison where a leading opposition figure is detained, the Interior Ministry and activists said.
The protest came hours after the public prosecutor extended the detention of Mussallam
Al Barrak for 10 days over remarks deemed critical of the Emir, H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, in a crackdown on dissent ahead of snap December 1 elections.
Witnesses said the clashes were still going on late yesterday.
AFP
