Kuwait briefly detains Muslim cleric U.S. suspects of militant financing

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* Cleric released after four hours of questioning - lawyer * U.S. accuses him of funding militants, on sanctions list * Lawyer says cleric plans to bring lawsuit against U.S. (Updates with cleric's release) KUWAIT, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Kuwait briefly detained a prominent Sunni Muslim cleric less than two weeks after the United States included him on a sanctions list on suspicion he was funnelling money to militants in Iraq and Syria, his lawyer said on Monday. Shafi al-Ajmi, who was detained on Sunday on the border with Saudi Arabia while returning home from a pilgrimage, was released after four hours of questioning, his lawyer said. Kuwait has been one of the biggest humanitarian do**rs to Syrian refugees through the United Nations, but it has also struggled to control u**fficial fundraising for opposition groups in Syria by private individuals. The government of the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state has stepped up its monitoring of individuals and charities suspected of collecting donations for militants linked to al Qaeda in Syria and in Iraq.

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