Shia and Sunni lawmakers in Kuwait fought with their fists in the parliament during a debate over Kuwaiti inmates at Guantanamo Bay. The parliament was holding a debate over two Kuwaiti detainees in the US prison camp in Cuba when Shia MP Hussein al-Kallaf provoked some of his Sunni fellows (lawmakers) by dismissing the prisoners as Al Qaeda militants.
Chaos soon erupted in the parliament when Jamaan al-Harish, representing the Muslim Brotherhood, replied to Kallaf saying the session had not been called to discuss Al Qaeda but rather the prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay. Two Shia and four Sunni lawmakers were involved in the brawl, prompting MP Abdullah al-Rumi to adjourn the session.
The debate was attended by a delegation of US lawyers who are defending the inmates.
