This time it took place at a gas station. I don’t have any details on why the altercation took place or what happened to the victim. If I find out anything will update this post. [YouTube]
Note: Sorry for the bloody photos below but The Avenues cleaners weren’t available to mop up the mess.
Update: I added a second video below
Update2: Kuwait Times has “some” information on this attack. [Link]
Update3: The attackers were arrested. [Link]
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81 replies on “Another stabbing”
It just keeps getting worse.
I don’t think so. It’s been like this for awhile it’s just social media is improving and growing so now you’re seeing pictures and videos instead of just hearing about it.
I’ve posted on here and on my instagram a bunch of times on the fights that take place behind my building. More than one occasion cutters were involved in the fights and you’d be left with a bloody scene afterwards.
Allow me to disagree on one little thing, as far as I know, this is the first incident that occurred in a mall, and in front of hundreds of people. If it had happened in a camp for example, it would not have gotten all that response even with the social media presence.
You are wrong,
Mark is right
there are many many times it has happened in avenues,marina and many other places its just the first time you are hearing about it.
happened in Marina mall a year or so ago… was not as bloody but a young guy died following a fight as well
Not as bloody !
Are you kidding me ?
If you had seen the picture, you would know exactly how bloody it was.
ok calm ur nerves… i think we r both trying to get the same point across
Calm down guys. No one pull a knife, please!
Welcome To Kuwait… *sigh*
Not really, Its just like Mark said. Social media put it out there. Malls in Ahmadi district have been blood baths for many years now.
There was also one in Salhiya not too long ago where a couple of youths were trying to shoplift and ended up stabbing a salesman (or security, one of the two).
Agreed
thank you, Mark!
I am kind of annoyed at people that keep saying “What the hell is happening to Kuwait all of sudden? Its such a messed up place bla bla bla”
For real people, get out of your nutshell .. what have y’all been smoking all these years
I think you need to move !!
So bizarre!
meh
meh
what ever be the reason, but when someone is getting somuch smashed , why are the other just standing and watching?
why there is so much anger , frustrations, restlesness in the youth,
with in a few seconds they loose their temper, beating , stabbing starts ! ! ! !they cant control them self and go the extent of killing somone?
this a serious problem, and if not dealt with , will only grow worse,
its like a wild horse which has lots of energy, but are not trained controlled and always a untammed uncontrolled energy brings destruction.
in both incidents , of avenue, and the gas station, once the culprits are arrested, before giving them sentence, need to study those peoples nature, character, habbits, family background, why so much of anger in the youth?why so much troubled mind?they have all the basic needs of life, comforts are more than enough,luxury is in every bit of their life, they should be having a peacfull life, but this is rather just the opposite to it.
I hope that person from the car is not dead. mark pls update
Its called Bystander effect
Plus you can attribute the rage to a lot of factors. In addition to the above mentioned, you can incorporate sexual frustration, anxiety and ability to have done this before, without any consequence.
If it had been done before and the actions were not punished. Then its possible that this his 3rd or 4th crime.
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OMG that’s a whole lot of blood…law is getting out of hand…kuwait police needs to buck up quick…
Why the heck the rest are just sitting there and watching??? WHAT THE HELL??
Because the people taking evidence in the form of video/photo were threatened to be killed if they get closer.
What actually happened here? I mean – yeah okay someone got stabbed, but what is the video supposed to show?
Kuwait is becoming worst place day by day…
The law abiding citizens in Kuwait need something bigger.
An end to all this violent crimes.
A Guardian of peace
A Symbol of hope
A Silent Protector
We need the Batman!
Seems like stabbing is in fashion.
its the new “habba”!
The prices of knives will go high, resulting is different prices in all Co-ops, and at the end the co-ops will stop selling knives with mutual consent.
Kuwait needs to deal with its demons.
Is that a BB pin on picture ?
For what !
If you read crime section under Arab Times you will be disgust.
Few days ago A filipino was raped and killed, same happened in India but girl is in ICU, whole nation stood up !
In Kuwait people gather only for Celebs, New Brand or internet cap !
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Add new restaurants to the list too. Everybody in this country is materialistic and too selfish to give a damn about what’s happening in the country
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In India police regularly tell women it’s their fault when they were raped, huge difference. The guardian just published an article saying India is worse for women than even Saudi.
Because women in India cannot vote, drive, wear what they want, travel without their husbands permission, go to malls and travel with whomever they please (does not have to be their father or husband), have a fundamental right to education, get a divorce whenever they want etc right?
“India is worse for women than even Saudi” Ridiculous statement.
+1. At least support your statement with a link aaa.!!!!!
Articles can be misleading.
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They are not scared of the law. They know they can easily get out of any crime. Such cold blooded acts should be stopped.
I just have one question. Why?
Was wondering why so many people standing there are not trying to stop him but realised soon if this guy is so angry he could have stabbed anyone who came in between.
so whats the best thing to do at this time apart from standing and shooting videos that can be later posed so ppl like us can comment??????
not for us to comment, but to create an evidence . in india few months back 10-12 guys started eve teasing a girl , the guy was no way in a position to help the girl until help arrived but he made video and made sure each guy’s face was taken in, and the video helped the police to get hold of all the 12 guys.
That’s a good point. It’s not realistic to expect an individual to intervene when there’s a knife involved. There’s not much an untrained person can do. It would take a group or someone with training.
When i was in high school 9th grade, a class mate killed a guy right outside our school, infront of our eyes, he was busted less than 24 hours later, thats a good thing, but this incident took place exactly 6 years ago and all the time through high school, i would hear about stabbing as its normal, young guys take stabbing as normal part of a fight and the younger think its ok too, i am sure many people such as me wish to see things change, more rules applied, no difference between nationalities, a person who held a knife to stab, is a person who will kill, but may never actually know it
woah!
Where did you study ?
International Academy of Kuwait, its in midan hawalli
that’s absurd!
It isn’t normal in any of the other schools in kwt
Well it wasn’t normal in my school too, but it just happened and it all happened fast, less than 2 minutes and this is the point i am trying to reach here, anger and knifes and guns, or whatever is used in fights these days, it may take less than a minute to do serious damage, because this is what these stuff were made for, the government should make more wake up calls, malls and public place should have metal detectors and yes metal detectors work, there should the life threatning hotline, where police can be there in less than 10 minutes, kuwait can do this i am sure, but the faster they do it, the better and easier it would be for them
Who are the people that produce these kind of scumbags !!
scumbags. Its very hard to get to the source.
Seems things are going from wrong to worse.
With all my respect to the late stabbing victims, but I think Avenues and not only should contact this guys:
https://www.ppss-group.com/choosing_the_right_stab_vests.html
and start selling their products or hand them free of charge at the malls entrances for the shoppers.
Strange that Avenues management hasn`t said anything regarding the crime that took place on their premises or what they plan to do to try to prevent such incidents in future.
Carry a gun, easy. How the hell is an innocent man supposed to defend himself like this?
We should make a law permitting to carry a firearm only to those who have had no criminal records in the past. It’s high time things like this came to a halt. Why should we wear a heavy stab proof vest and take the pain to carry it around with us. If someone has to suffer it’s those people not us.
yes get more guns on the streets smart move. hope you see how stupid your comment is, the problem is with rage and control, arm them with guns and they will start shooting in malls and instead of 3-4 people stabbing/stabbed you will have 10’s of people shot in a mall war ? how stupid are you ? i mean wtf do u even have logic ?
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Firearms should be illegal every where and harder punishments should be applied to people who create, i have been to the states and other places where it says firearms are legal, specially in cases of self defense, these places have an extreme high crime rate, kuwait is actually very sage compared to many places, its just that interior ministry need to tighten their grip, more wake up calls and more education about what to do in such situation and how important it is to manage your anger
” specially in cases of self defense, these places have an extreme high crime rate”
Do you have a source for this?
“kuwait is actually very sage compared to many places, ”
You’re just talking out of your ass now. Read the newspapers everyday man and just look at the recent stabbings going viral. Dosn’t seem like Kuwait is safer.
“more wake up calls and more education about what to do in such situation and how important it is to manage your anger”
I agree with you on this part. That with police actually enforcing the law would radically change things.
And the whole world is concentrating on ‘Gun Laws’ in the US…
As an Indian who was born and raised in Kuwait, before getting married into an Irish-American family, this is what I tell my in-laws a lot. You remove guns, and people will still stab and find other weapons, as they do in Kuwait.
When was the last time someone with a knife killed 20 kids before being stopped? MUCH easier with a gun.
Stabbing at a school in China. It could have been far worse.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/12/14/china-knife-attack-school.html
Well I feel every country has their issues. Whether its guns or knives. Cars or fists. Crazy people will do crazy things. Regardless of the weapon available. If a gun is not available, a knife will be. If not a knife, then a car. These are mentally unstable people in my opinion. Instead of focusing on more police or making weapons illegal, lets start focusing on people who need help.
according to al qabas.. a crime is committed in kuwait every 2 hours.. were slowly turning into chicago
i think the sore medicine would be public execution , like 1 month in prison then public execution . OR you could give gun permit to mid age calm clean profile people that could like put the attackers at gun point or shoot them on unvital spots until police arrives.
i know the second idea kind of stupid but maybe it could work
ps : watched alot of action movies and series
alot more maba7ith, or undercover cops, honestly kuwait isnt that big so 5000 more working undercover spread out allover the country will do alot.
It’s very little to do with gun control or knife control or any other kind of weapon control. The stabbing at the Avenues was by a blade purchased at a store there (according to an article online.) Are you going to ban the sale of kitchen knives?
The solution is not to take away weapons per say. Anything can be used as a weapon.
The solution is to severely punish/execute all of these people that are killing other people for no good reason. I’m sorry, but someone arguing with you or insulting you is not a good enough reason to kill them. If it were, how many people would chase down and kill most of the horrible drivers here? It’s the same principle right? You insult me, I have permission to kill you.
Ask yourself this: If foreigners here started killing Kuwaitis every time they were talked down to, verbally abused, or physically assaulted, how many of them would get off free with wasta? Why do they not severely injure people that give them a hard time?
Apply punishments liberally and equally to everyone, and the society can change. Unfortunately, to correct the mindset here, you will have to break the people, and that will take many people being made an example of.
these kind of idiots want to go to jail, where they will meet up with their buddies and probably start a business in jail. Free food, entertainment and he’s gonna meet his new boyfriend and do the no no all night long. Honestly life in jail (for the killer) is gonna be bliss, compared to living in a shack with 40 people who depend on him.
hilarious
I have a solution.
Everyone is trained to be citizen police man. They don’t have the rights to apply all laws onto others unless in extreme circumstances. They are trained with an understanding of the law, and are armed.
This is a similar idea to Switzerland… But Switzerland it’s mabdatory training which is military and other European countries, such ad findland… all have full auto matic weapons.
Obviously fully automatic weapons are not needed. But training citizens to be responsible and cultured with law should be a positive thing. The logic is if everyone is supposedly trained and armed then people become more respectful.
It can have a negative situation. However, a lot of people have guns. So it’s not an issue if gun control rather than learning about it, and getting rights of a special trained citizen with respondibilities to be able to carry a handgun at all times.
That sounds absolutely absurd.
Just around 4 years back, a small fight came along between a Pakistani guy and some arab guys in our school. At the end of the day the Pakistani guy was stabbed 5 times and he had to lost his eye. Guy moved to Melbourne for treatment but couldn’t save his eye.
And that all happened right in front of me.
This is the problem with the tribal system in this country. He could’ve have intentionaly killed someone, but because he has a waste or he comes from a powerful tribe, they consider it self defense, or the murderer has mental illness. That way, walking away from punishment and killing some more without fearing the law.
This is lack of tarbiya.
Also; Any updates to this?
we need executions,,, in this country
not surprised by this.. things have been gettin out of control for a few years now.. and no one (police) seems to give a sh*t..
Owned pistols free make you safety to defended from people like this what you will doing if they’r 4 or 5 guys wanna attack you with knifes and other tools to hurt you or kill you,well you alone in dessert or empty street at after night,
YALL!! OWNE PISTOLS FREE GOVERMENT !!
Or those 4-5 guys all have guns and just killed 20 guys
I think a lot of people now consider carrying a weapon. This shows the how bad the security is in Kuwait nowadays, and it is a good indicator of how shit the situation is going to be in the future.
When someone carries a weapon then he will end up using it no matter how good self control he believe he has.
Hey Mark, the stabber according to some sources knows the one gotten stabbed they are actually friends, and the dude STOLE his mother car and he got furious when he discover his bestfriend stole it, so he went berserk.