(U) ONE AMCIT KILLED, ONE WOUNDED IN KUWAIT

UNCLAS KUWAIT 000222

SIPDIS

NOFORN

DEPT. FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ARP, S/ES-O
DEPT FOR DS, DSS, DS/IP/NEA, DS/DSS/ITA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/21/2013
TAGS: ASEC PTER PREL OIIP KU
SUBJECT: (U) ONE AMCIT KILLED, ONE WOUNDED IN KUWAIT
SHOOTING


1. (SBU/NF) At approximately 9:20 a.m. local time, two U.S.
citizen civilian DoD contract employees working at Camp Doha,
Kuwait were shot in their vehicle, a Toyota Prado, while it
sat at a traffic light at the intersection of Route 85 and
Route 7, heading from Camp Doha. They were wearing civilian
clothing and their vehicle was unmarked. According to U.S.
Army CID, at least one gunman behind bushes approximately 20
yards from the vehicle on the passenger side fired over 20
rounds of 7.62 mm into the vehicle. The Embassy first heard
of this incident shortly before 10:00 a.m., and the DCM
phoned an initial report to the Operations Center.


2. (SBU/NF) According to U.S. Army CID, the passenger,
identified as Michael Pouliote, was killed and the driver,
identified as David Caraway, was wounded by multiple bullets;
at last report, Caraway had been taken to hospital and was in
critical but stable condition. Embassy personnel are
intensively engaged in following up the various aspects of
this matter.


3. (U) Proposed press guidance follows:

"Two U.S. civilian contractors working for the U.S. military
in Kuwait were shot this morning in a terrorist attack at
approximately 9:20 a.m. (1:20 a.m. EST) at the intersection
of Route 7 and Route 85 in Kuwait. Both men sustained
multiple gunshot wounds. One individual was killed and the
other was taken to hospital in critical but stable condition.
The incident is currently under investigation by Kuwaiti and
U.S. Army CID authorities.

U.S. Ambassador Richard Jones said, "We condemn this
terrorist incident which has tragically cost the life of an
innocent American citizen. We have full confidence that the
Kuwaiti authorities will pursue their investigation of the
incident vigorously and professionally. We stand ready to
assist them in any way possible as they work to bring the
assailant to justice."

- (If asked): names of the victims are being withheld in
keeping with the Privacy Act and pending notification of next
of kin.


4. (U) Proposed warden message follows: "Two U.S. civilian
contractors working for the U.S. military in Kuwait were shot
this morning in a terrorist attack at approximately 9:20 a.m.
(1:20 a.m. EST) at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 85
in Kuwait. One individual was killed and the other is in
critical condition. Both men sustained multiple gunshot
wounds. The incident is currently under investigation by
Kuwaiti and U.S. authorities. The Embassy reminds all
American citizens in Kuwait to be alert to their surroundings
and continually assess their security, to include varying the
times and routes of their movements."
JONES