Kuwait charges 26 over links to Iran and plotting attacks


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KUWAIT CITY // Kuwait’s public prosecutor says his office has referred 26 people to court on allegations that include illegal weapons possession, committing acts harmful to the country’s unity, and having “furtive contacts” with Iran and Hizbollah.

The official Kuwait News Agency cited a statement from prosecutor Dherar Al Asousi saying that the accused include 25 Kuwaitis and one Iranian. All but three of the suspects are in custody.

Kuwaiti security forces last month uncovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosives hidden deep underground at a farm, and arrested three Kuwaitis during the raid.

* Associated Press