FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: On to Kuwait now where authorities are investigating a deadly attack on U.S. Marines. The question now -- is there an al Qaeda connection? Our Martin Savidge is in Kuwait City and he is on the telephone with us with the very latest from there. Hi, Marty.</s>MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Fredricka. There is still some question as to the exact detail of the investigation but this is what we know. This is the first news conference the Kuwaiti government has been held since the deadly attack on Failaka Island on Tuesday that left one Marine dead and another seriously wounded. The Kuwaiti government now says it has 15 people in custody and it says that the suspects have allegedly confessed to being part of a terrorist cell whose leader had pledged allegiance to Osama bin Laden. But the interior minister -- and that is Sheik Hamid al Kolifa al Zaba (ph) -- basically stopped short of saying that this entire group of 15 people are members of al Qaeda. He simply said that their leader had sworn allegiance to Osama bin Laden. But there was no evidence whatsoever that this attack had been ordered by the hierarchy of al Qaeda itself. The group now also reportedly had been planning five more attacks on what were deemed American and</s>WHITFIELD: All right -- Marty Savidge from Kuwait City. Thank you very much. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Kuwaiti Officials Investigate Attack on U.S. Marines