Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Military Intercepts 15 Hostile Drones In 24 Hours: Kuwaiti Defense Ministry


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA

Kuwait: Kuwait's Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that it had detected and dealt with 15 hostile drones in the past 24 hours, some of them targeted Kuwait International Airport, causing significant damage to the radar system without any human casualties.

That was revealed by Official Spokesperson of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense Col. Staff Saud Al Atwan during a daily press briefing on Saturday on current developments and operational incidents in the wake of the Iranian aggression against Kuwait.

Earlier today, the Kuwait General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that the airport had come under multiple drone attacks, causing only material damage and no casualties.

Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) quoted the authority's official spokesperson, Abdullah Al Rajhi, as saying that the attacks caused significant damage to the airport's radar system.

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