Instead, waving the Kuwaiti flag and clutching pictures of the emir, they demanded citizenship in the country they call home - and the rights and privileges that go with it - until police used tear gas and water cannon to quell the marches.

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"From what I understand, the police had a call to go down into the area, " he said.

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He'd go missing around supper time, and then in the morning we'd get a call from the police in whichever small town they'd pulled him off in.

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