Kuwait to bring one citizen, residents into custody over fire in foreign workers accommodation, KUNA reports

Kuwaiti police officers are seen in front of a burnt building following a deadly fire, in Mangaf, southern Kuwait, June 12, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
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Kuwaiti prosecutors asked on Thursday to bring one citizen and a number of residents into protective custody over accusations of manslaughter due to safety negligence

Nayera Abdallah and Clauda Tanios, Reuters News

June 13, 2024

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Kuwaiti police officers are seen in front of a burnt building following a deadly fire, in Mangaf, southern Kuwait, June 12, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

Kuwaiti prosecutors asked on Thursday to bring one citizen and a number of residents into protective custody over accusations of manslaughter due to safety negligence after a fire in a building housing foreign workers killed 49 and injured another 49, state news agency (KUNA) said.

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah and Clauda Tanios; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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