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Qatar says it shot down two Iranian cruise missiles, confirms 3rd hit oil tanker, with no casualties
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleQatar’s defense ministry confirms that an oil tanker leased to state-owned QatarEnergy was hit by an Iranian cruise missile in Qatari waters.
Qatar was targeted by three cruise missiles coming from Iran, two of which were intercepted while the third hit the Aqua 1 fuel oil tanker, but caused no casualties, the ministry says.
The vessel, located 31 kilometers (17 nautical miles) north of Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial hub — the site of the world’s largest gas plant — sustained damage above the waterline, but no environmental impact was reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and QatarEnergy.
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