KUWAIT (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier was killed and 15 others were wounded on Sunday when a Muslim American serviceman apparently angered by the war against Iraq (news - web sites) rolled hand grenades into their tents.
The suspect, a sergeant from an engineering unit, was detained shortly after the early morning attack at a tented command center in Kuwait.
"He's a Muslim, and it seems he was just against the war," said one U.S. military source, who did not wish to be identified.
Brigade commander Col. Ben Hodges, who suffered a slight flesh wound in the attack, said a grenade was rolled into each of three tents at the command area at Camp Pennsylvania, the Kuwait base for the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division.
Another U.S. military source said the assault appeared to be well-planned with the suspect first knocking out a generator that supplied electricity to the tents, and then lobbing in grenades.
He also allegedly opened fire with his rifle before he was tackled and detained. The soldier had apparently been attached to the division for a few months.
"It is just unbelievable. It's terroristic, it truly is," said Capt. James McGahey. "Everybody is a bit jumpy, edgy. You never want, especially at a time like this, to have to have to think whether you can trust the guy to your left or your right."
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