Kuwait's air defense activated against drone and missile attacks

Kuwait's air defense was activated overnight Wednesday in response to drone and missile attacks, according to the state news agency Kuna. The country's armed forces reported that any explosions heard were due to the air defense shooting down the projectiles. The head of the army's general staff urged citizens to follow safety instructions and avoid debris. The exact source of the threat was not immediately specified by Kuna, but the US military's Middle East command, Centcom, stated that Iran had fired two ballistic missiles toward Kuwait. Centcom reported these missiles did not reach their destination or disintegrated in the air.

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The head of the army's general staff says according to Kuna that any explosions that could be heard are due to the air defense's downing of drones or missiles.

In neighboring Bahrain, the Interior Ministry announced that an air raid siren had been triggered and advised the public to remain calm and seek shelter. Centcom confirmed that US and Bahraini forces together shot down three ballistic missiles that Iran had launched toward the country. Additionally, US forces intercepted three attack drones that Iran had sent towards civilian shipping, Centcom reported. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for attacking the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, stating it was in retaliation for a US strike on a communication tower near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran fired two ballistic missiles toward Kuwait but they did not arrive or broke up in the air.