Six Arrested In Kuwaiti Plot Against U.S. Military Base

August 11, 2009 11:44 a.m. EST

Kuwait City, Kuwait (AHN) - Kuwaiti authorities have arrested six locals believed to be members of the terror group al-Qaeda, after stopping an alleged plot to bomb a United States military base. According to state-run media, the men were planning to attack 'Camp Arifjan' - a U.S. Army-run facility that also hosts troops from Australia, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom.

Camp Arifjan is located south of Kuwait City and has Americans servicemembers from the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and National Guard. The base serves as an important storage and transition point for the ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as a forward base for U.S. Central Command.

The base has its own airfield and even fast food restaurants like Pizza Hut and Burger King to bring a taste of home to American servicemembers stationed overseas.

Now, Kuwaiti authorities say the $200 million military base was on a list of proposed targets including local government offices. The attacks would have coincided with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

The U.S. military was not involved in foiling the plot, which is still being detailed by the Kuwaiti government.