The ministry said 20,000 U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles and 15,000 rounds for 9mm pistols were stolen.
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20,000 U.S. M-16s stolen from unguarded warehouse in Kuwait
Kuwait has reported the theft of a massive amount of U.S weapons.
“There were no guards during the break-in,” the ministry said on April 7 The Interior Ministry said thieves broke into a warehouse and stole a huge amount of firearms and ammunition. The ministry said 20,000 U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles and 15,000 rounds for 9mm pistols were stolen.
The ministry said the target was a warehouse of the Interior ministry in Subiya. The statement said thieves broke three doors and removed the entire contents of the warehouse.
Kuwait has been a major defense client of the United States. The U.S. military has stationed some 13,000 troops, most of them assigned to logistics, to the Gulf Cooperation Council sheikdom.
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