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Kuwait Wedding Fire Linked to Groom's Ex

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(Newser) – The fire that engulfed a wedding tent in Kuwait and killed 43 women and children in less than 3 minutes was set by the groom's ex-wife, local media reported today. A government spokesman confirmed that the arsonist has confessed, according to the AP, but offered no further details. The incident has left the small nation reeling, and Kuwait's emir has canceled his annual Ramadan reception out of sympathy for the victims.

Kuwaiti men pray over the remains of some of the 43 women and children who died in a fire in a wedding tent Saturday.
Kuwaiti men pray over the remains of some of the 43 women and children who died in a fire in a wedding tent Saturday.   (AP Photo/ Nasser Wajeeh)
People gather around the burnt debris after a fire broke out at a wedding tent on Saturday night, Aug. 15, 2009 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
People gather around the burnt debris after a fire broke out at a wedding tent on Saturday night, Aug. 15, 2009 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.   (AP Photo)
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