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Kuwait reports ‘severe’ damage to key energy facilities after Iranian drone attack
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Illustrative: Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1, 2026. (AFP)
CAIRO, Egypt — Kuwait’s Interior Ministry reports “severe material damage” at several vital facilities of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and the energy and water resources ministry after an Iranian drone attack today.
The ministry says fires broke out in some of the attacked sites, which it said include oil facilities, three power stations, and water desalination plants.
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