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Kuwait celebrates 50th anniversary of constitution

Kuwait marked the golden jubilee of its constitution with a US$15m, fireworks display which earned it a place in the Guinness Book of World Records

Fireworks light the sky near the Kuwait Towers during celebrations marking the Gulf state's 50th anniversary of its constitution, in Kuwait City on November 10, 2012. Kuwait marked the golden jubilee of its constitution with a spectacular $15-million, fireworks display which earned the wealthy Gulf state a place in the Guinness Book of Wor

Kuwaitis take photographs as fireworks light the sky near the Kuwait Towers during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 50th anniversary of its constitution, in Kuwait City on November 10, 2012. Kuwait marked the golden jubilee of its constitution with a spectacular $15-million, fireworks display which earned the wealthy Gulf state a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. (AFP/Getty Images)

People look on as fireworks light the sky near the Kuwait Towers during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 50th anniversary of its constitution, in Kuwait City on November 10, 2012. Kuwait marked the golden jubilee of its constitution with a spectacular $15-million, fireworks display which earned the wealthy Gulf state a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. (AFP/Getty Images)

Hundreds of people gather to watch fireworks as they light the sky near the Kuwait Towers during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 50th anniversary of its constitution, in Kuwait City on November 10, 2012. Kuwait marked the golden jubilee of its constitution with a spectacular $15-million, fireworks display which earned the wealthy Gulf state a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. (AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks light the sky near the Kuwait Towers during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 50th anniversary of its constitution, in Kuwait City on November 10, 2012. Kuwait marked the golden jubilee of its constitution with a spectacular $15-million, fireworks display which earned the wealthy Gulf state a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. (AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks light the sky near the Kuwait Towers during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 50th anniversary of its constitution, in Kuwait City on November 10, 2012. Kuwait marked the golden jubilee of its constitution with a spectacular $15-million, fireworks display which earned the wealthy Gulf state a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. (AFP/Getty Images)

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