Cries of grief ring out as Kuwaiti martyrs laid to rest

KUWAIT, Aug 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwait on Thursday, amid sheer melancholy, bid a final farewell to two prominent citizens and clerics, both victims of a terrorist attack on a restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso last Monday.
The bodies of Grand Mosque Imam Sheikh Dr. Waleed Al-Ali and Sheikh Fahad Al-Husseini were laid to rest, as leading state officials including National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri and Minister of Commerce and Industry as well as Acting Minister of State for Youth Affairs Khaled Al-Roudhan, were among the mourners.
Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has decided to christen two new mosques after the deceased pair to pay tribute to them.
Speaking to the press, Al-Ghanim hailed Al-Ali and Al-Husseini as two leading philanthropists with a profound penchant for altruism, extending his deepest condolences to their families and the Kuwaiti people over this terrible loss. (end) fr.nam