KUWAIT: An American soldier stationed in Kuwait shot and killed himself yesterday at a US military base in the state, the interior ministry said. The ministry said in a statement on Twitter that the soldier, who was not named, used his personal gun to kill himself while on duty.

The Pentagon confirmed the death of a US soldier in a “non-combat related incident” in Kuwait, without elaborating. The interior ministry said the soldier was rushed to Adan Hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. Several thousand American soldiers are stationed at Camp Arifjan, a military base about 70 km south of Kuwait City. — AFP