Other investors included Capital Research, the Kuwait Investment Authority, the New Jersey Division of Investment and former Citigroup Chief Sanford Weill.

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Other investors were Capital Research Global Investors, Capital World Investors, the Kuwait Investment Authority, the New Jersey Division of Investment, shareholder Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia and former Chief Executive Sanford Weill and his family foundation.

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Demonstrators had gathered on a road at Mishref, about 20km (12 miles) south of Kuwait City, after troops and police prevented a march in the capital.

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