A Kuwait drone attack sent a column of fire and smoke over central Kuwait City early on Sunday, as footage shared on social media showed flames consuming part of the Public Institution for Social Security headquarters, reports Cape {town} Etc.
According to The Guardian, the ministry said the main building ‘was targeted, resulting in material damage to the building’, and firefighters later brought the blaze under control.
The headquarters building of Kuwait’s $140 billion Social Security Fund was heavily damaged by an Iranian attack drone last night. The upper floors continued to smolder this morning. pic.twitter.com/5rjmArYkGd
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Kuwaiti military posts on X said its air defences were ‘engaging hostile missile and drone attacks’ and confirmed two border guards had been killed on Sunday while on duty.
Those statements underline the human cost of renewed strikes across the Gulf.
The attack came amid a widening regional war after recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which Tehran said prompted retaliation across Gulf states and strikes on Iranian facilities.
Videos from Tehran showed fires at oil depots and residents described streets choked with smoke and scenes of panic.
Kuwait’s state oil firm announced a precautionary cut to crude production following damage to fuel infrastructure, a move analysts say may add pressure to already fragile energy supplies in the region.
‘This struck vital infrastructure and endangered civilians,’ an international security analyst said, summarising the immediate danger to Gulf lifelines.
Independent verification of some casualty figures remains limited as events continue to unfold.
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