Kuwait says international airport targeted in drone attack

Published March 8, 2026 Updated March 8, 2026 07:53am

Kuwait’s defence ministry says fuel tanks at the Gulf nation’s international airport have been targeted in a drone attack, reports AFP.

“The fuel tanks of Kuwait International Airport were attacked by drones in a direct targeting of vital infrastructure,” an official defence ministry spokesman said, according to a post by the Kuwaiti military on X.

The spokesman added the country’s forces were “responding to a wave of hostile drones” that penetrated the country’s airspace.

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