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Lebanese Dentist in Kuwait Killed over Parking Dispute

A Lebanese dentist was killed in Kuwait from wounds he sustained during a dispute over a parking space, reported LBCI television.

It said that Samir Jaber was stabbed by unknown assailants at a Kuwaiti mall.

It added that dispute erupted between Jaber and a number of youths, who deliberately followed him and then stabbed him.

Kuwait's Al-Seyassah daily later reported on Sunday that the assailant and his three companions were arrested,

It identified the assailant as a 22-year-old non-Kuwaiti member of the Bidoon community.

He was arrested, along with his three Bidoon companions, in the Bnaider region.

A security official announced in a statement on Saturday night that the dispute between Jaber and the main assailant erupted over a parking space at a mall.

The dispute first erupted as a fist fight, but the culprit soon purchased a large knife from the mall and then stabbed Jaber multiple times.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment, but he soon died from his wounds.

Security sources revealed that the criminals will likely face the death penalty if convicted.


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