Armed Kuwaiti special forces officer runs towards building where Kuwaiti Commandos clashed with gunmen in the Salmiya suburb of Kuwait City January 30,2005. Militants killed a Kuwaiti security officer and wounded three other commandos on Sunday during a shootout in this pro-U.S. Gulf state which is facing an outbreak of al Qaeda-linked violence. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee STEPHANIE MCGEHEE/REUTERS