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KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- The alleged ringleader of a terror group accused of attacking Americans and Kuwaiti security forces has died of heart failure while in prison, an Interior Ministry official said Wednesday. Amer Khlaif al-Enezi, believed to be in his 30s, died Tuesday, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. He was arrested Jan. 31 in a police raid on a house in Mubarak Al Kabir, south of Kuwait City. He was questioned by state security and then referred to the prosecution. The government has been locked in a battle against militant Muslims since last month. Al-Enezi...

AL-QAEDA MILITANTS' PLANS Al-Qaeda-linked militants who fought four bloody gun battles with Kuwaiti forces over the last month plotted to kidnap and execute US soldiers and westerners, according to a report. Nasser Khlaif al-Enezi, who was killed on January 30, planned to kidnap US soldiers and western civilians. They would then be executed on film, his brother Amer, the alleged leader of the group, told interrogators. The newspaper Al-Qabas said his brother, who was a senior member of the group, received training in such operations while in Iraq fighting against US-led coalition troops. Nasser also received instructions from armed...

Kuwait captures senior militant during clashes KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti security forces captured a senior suspected al Qaeda militant on Monday during clashes in oil-rich Kuwait, where authorities are battling a surge in militant violence. State television identified the arrested militant as Amer al-Enezi and said he was a top militant and brother of Nasser al-Enezi, killed by police in clashes on Sunday. Kuwait has been hunting for Amer al-Enezi who is among a group of militants suspected of links to al Qaeda.

<p>BAGHDAD — An Army Reserve unit from Riverdale Park, Md., last night discovered at least $4 million in crisp U.S. cash in a compound that had been home to Special Republican Guard officers.</p> <p>Soldiers opened one of four identical boxes last night and say there could be many more in sealed compartments in the L-shaped bunker. They say they suspect that chemical weapons are hidden there as well.</p>