Drones strike Kuwait airport, damage radar system

KUWAIT CITY, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Several drones struck Kuwait International Airport on Saturday, damaging its radar system but causing no injuries, the country's civil aviation authority said.

"Kuwait International Airport was targeted this evening by several drones, which damaged the airport's radar system," Abdullah Al-Rajhi, spokesperson for Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation, said in a statement on X.

Authorities did not immediately identify the origin of the drones or provide details on the extent of the damage. The civil aviation authority said the situation was handled according to the airport's emergency response plan, activated at the start of the regional crisis.

The attack comes amid escalating tensions following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that began Feb. 28. Iran has since responded with missile and drone attacks targeting Israeli and U.S. assets across the Middle East. Enditem