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  • Protesters storm Kuwaiti parliament - Al Jazeera English
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    Opposition lawmakers warned of a growing political crisis after dozens of anti-government protesters muscled their way into Kuwait’s parliament during debate over efforts to question the prime minister about corruption allegations.

    Local media reported the demonstrators briefly chanted before being forced out as hundreds of others protested outside on Wednesday.

    Opposition parliament members have sought to question Prime Minister Sheik Nasser Al Mohammad Al Sabah over claims that government officials illegally transferred money to accounts outside the Gulf country.

    Last month, Kuwait’s foreign minister resigned as the scandal grew.

    Pro-government lawmakers managed to vote down a request for the questioning, but opposition groups filed another motion to force another debate later this month.