MANAMA — Thirty-two people were injured, including four critically, after Iranian drones targeted the Sitra area south of Manama early Monday, Bahraini authorities said, as several Gulf countries reported intercepting missile and drone attacks.According to the Bahrain Ministry of Health, the drone attack on Sitra injured 32 civilians, including four with serious wounds.All the injured were Bahraini nationals, including a 17-year-old girl who sustained severe head injuries.Two children aged seven and eight suffered serious injuries to their lower limbs, while the youngest victim was a two-month-old infant, the ministry said in a statement carried by Bahrain News Agency.Earlier, the Bahrain Ministry of Interior said several homes were damaged in the attack and confirmed civilian injuries.In a separate statement, the ministry said security forces also intercepted and destroyed a drone east of the Al‑Jouf area.In the United Arab Emirates, officials in Fujairah said a fire broke out in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone after debris from an aerial interception fell in the area. The blaze was quickly contained and no injuries were reported.The UAE Ministry of Defence later said its air defenses were dealing with missile and drone threats launched from Iran.In Kuwait, the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said a limited fire erupted in a fuel tank at the Subiya Power and Water Distillation Plant in the north of the country but was quickly contained without injuries.The incident coincided with drone attacks and interception operations carried out by Kuwaiti forces in the country’s airspace.Later, the Kuwait National Guard said it had shot down a drone at a site under its protection.The Kuwait Armed Forces also said they intercepted hostile missile and drone attacks in the country’s airspace.In Qatar, the Qatar Ministry of Defence said its forces intercepted a missile attack targeting the country, without providing further details.MANAMA — Thirty-two people were injured, including four critically, after Iranian drones targeted the Sitra area south of Manama early Monday, Bahraini authorities said, as several Gulf countries reported intercepting missile and drone attacks.According to the Bahrain Ministry of Health, the drone attack on Sitra injured 32 civilians, including four with serious wounds.All the injured were Bahraini nationals, including a 17-year-old girl who sustained severe head injuries.Two children aged seven and eight suffered serious injuries to their lower limbs, while the youngest victim was a two-month-old infant, the ministry said in a statement carried by Bahrain News Agency.Earlier, the Bahrain Ministry of Interior said several homes were damaged in the attack and confirmed civilian injuries.In a separate statement, the ministry said security forces also intercepted and destroyed a drone east of the Al‑Jouf area.In the United Arab Emirates, officials in Fujairah said a fire broke out in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone after debris from an aerial interception fell in the area. The blaze was quickly contained and no injuries were reported.The UAE Ministry of Defence later said its air defenses were dealing with missile and drone threats launched from Iran.In Kuwait, the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said a limited fire erupted in a fuel tank at the Subiya Power and Water Distillation Plant in the north of the country but was quickly contained without injuries.The incident coincided with drone attacks and interception operations carried out by Kuwaiti forces in the country’s airspace.Later, the Kuwait National Guard said it had shot down a drone at a site under its protection.The Kuwait Armed Forces also said they intercepted hostile missile and drone attacks in the country’s airspace.In Qatar, the Qatar Ministry of Defence said its forces intercepted a missile attack targeting the country, without providing further details.
32 injured in Iranian drone attack on Bahrain as Gulf states intercept missiles
