Iranian drone attack hits Kuwait airport, wounding people
A drone attack from Iran has hit Kuwait International Airport, resulting in damage to the passenger building and injuries to several people. The attack led to the suspension of commercial flights in the country. The incident occurred after the US and Iran exchanged missile strikes, with the US targeting an Iranian military facility in response to Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain.
- ▪The Iranian drone attack targeted the passenger building at Kuwait International Airport, causing damage and injuries.
- ▪The attack led to the suspension of commercial flights in Kuwait.
- ▪The US military launched strikes on an Iranian military facility in retaliation for Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain.
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Debris burns on the ground in a parking lot following reports of missile and drone attacks in Sabah Al Nasser, Kuwait, June 3, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Reuters-YonhapDUBAI — Kuwait said Wednesday it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack hit the country’s airport, wounding a number of people.Defense Ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi said that “a number of hostile drones” had targeted Kuwait International Airport’s passenger building, severely damaging the building and injuring “a number of individuals.”The drone attack came after Iran and the United States traded missile strikes late Tuesday, with the U.S.
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