- Kuwaiti firefighters tackle ‘massive blaze’ after attack on main airport
- Bangladeshi killed by drone shrapnel in UAE
A tanker leased to Qatar’s state-owned energy company was struck by an Iranian missile in the country’s territorial waters on Wednesday.
“Qatar was targeted… by three cruise missiles launched from Iran,” the ministry said in a statement on X.
Qatar’s military “intercepted two of the cruise missiles, while the third missile struck an oil tanker leased to QatarEnergy in Qatar’s territorial waters,” it said.
“Coordination was established with relevant authorities to evacuate the tanker, which had 21 crew members on board, without any human casualties,” the defense ministry added.
Iran has been launching missile attacks targeting energy and infrastructure facilities in the Gulf region over the past month in response to US and Israeli strikes that began at the end of February.
QatarEnergy said in a statement the Aqua 1, a fuel oil tanker, had been “the subject of a missile attack in the northern territorial waters of the State of Qatar in the early morning hours of Wednesday.”
It confirmed no crew members had been injured and there was “no impact on the environment as a result of this incident”.
More casualties in UAE
Meanwhile, in the UAE, one person was killed and another injured in separate incidents of falling debris.
A Bangladeshi national was killed in Fujairah by falling shrapnel following a drone interception, the official WAM news agency said on Wednesday.
In Umm Al-Quwain, an Indian national was injured when another drone was shot in the Umm Al-Thoub industrial area, the emirate’s government said.
UAE air defenses intercepted five ballistic missiles and 35 drones launched from Iran throughout Wednesday, adding to the hundreds targeting the country since the conflict started on February 28.
Kuwait’s airport under fire
Firefighters in Kuwait tackled a blaze at the country’s main airport in the latest drone strike on fuel tanks at the facility.
The Public Authority for Civil Aviation said the attack caused “a massive blaze at the scene.”
A Spokesperson said: “The assault, carried out by Iran and its affiliated armed militias, caused significant damage to the fuel tanks but no human casualties.”
The airport has been a hit several times since the conflict started and emergency crews tackled a similar blaze last week.
Saudi air defenses continued on Wednesday to shoot down drones in its airspace and Bahrain issued warnings that it was dealing with missile attacks.
Written with reports from Arab News, AFP