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Kuwait Struck by Iranian Attacks on Power and Desalination Plant
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In Short: Kuwait reported another attack on a power and desalination plant, causing fires and shutting several generating units, following a similar incident the day before.
Kuwait announced on Saturday that it had been the target of another attack by Iran on a power and water plant, resulting in fires and the deactivation of several power generation units, just one day after a similar incident occurred.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water stated that a hostile attack had targeted one of the plant's components, leading to a fire. The country's fire service reported that the attacks injured several firemen and a worker, while also causing blazes at two locations.
Kuwait's national carrier had to reschedule most of its flights due to the attacks, as air traffic was temporarily suspended at Kuwait International Airport. Meanwhile, in Bahrain, the army reported that its air defenses thwarted a wave of Iranian attacks, intercepting and destroying several aerial assaults.
The Iranian army claimed to have targeted an air base in Bahrain used by the United States, striking aircraft shelters, fuel storage tanks, and connecting bridges in retaliation for American strikes.
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- Kuwait on Saturday said Iran struck another of its power and water plants, leading to several power generation units being deactivated, a day after a similar attack.
- “Another electricity and water distillation plant was targeted by a hostile attack that led to a fire erupting in one of the plant’s components,” Kuwait’s ministry of electricity and water said in a statement.
- Kuwait’s fire service said attacks by Iran on Saturday sparked blazes at two locations, with several firemen and a worker injured.
- The country’s national carrier said most of its flights were being rescheduled as air traffic had been temporarily suspended at Kuwait International Airport due to rocket and drone attacks.
- In Bahrain meanwhile, the army said its air defences repelled a wave of Iranian attacks, as an AFP journalist in Manama reported hearing blasts after sirens sounded.
- “Air defence systems thwarted” the strikes, the army said in a statement, adding that they “intercepted and destroyed a number of treacherous Iranian aerial assaults”.
- The Iranian army earlier said it had targeted an air base in Bahrain used by the United States as retaliation for American strikes, according to Iran’s state broadcaster.
- Drones targeted “aircraft shelters and parking areas, fuel storage tanks of the US military at Sheikh Isa Air Base, as well as several connecting bridges in Bahrain”, the Iranian army said.
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