Kuwaiti police have briefly detained and questioned two men designated by the US Treasury Department as financiers of terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria.
Shafi al-Ajmi was detained Sunday and Hajaj al-Ajmi was detained yesterday, both after returning from abroad. The two were detained as a precautionary measure and may be banned from travelling, a police officer said.
He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to release the information.
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