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Kuwait pays tribute to firefighter who embraced martyrdom on duty
KUWAIT, Nov 23 (KUNA) -- Kuwait paid tribute on Saturday to Kuwait Fire Force Firefighter Abdullah Al-Farsi in Al-Sulaibikhat cemetery, who tragically fell as a martyr while extinguishing a fire on Friday.
In a statement by the force, the KFF Chief Major General Talal Al-Roumi expressed condolences by the Acting Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah to the family of the firefighter.
The mourners were led by Maj. Gen. Al-Roumi, alongside a number of commanders of the fire force, as well as a large gathering of citizens and residents. (end)
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