Kuwait police disperse protesters

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Source: al Jazeera

Kuwaiti police have dispersed hundreds of tribesmen protesting against the arrest of eight men for organising an illegal form of primary elections.

Police fired tear gas on Wednesday after the crowds tried to force open the gate of the Criminal Investigation Department where the men were being held, witnesses said.

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Bedouin tribes account for more than half of Kuwait's native population of one million. They held about half the seats in the outgoing 50-member parliament.

Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the Emir, dissolved parliament last week and called early elections on May 17 following a standoff between MPs and the government.

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