US EditionHigh-rise building engulfed in flames in Kuwait City
The drone strike caused a fire in Kuwait's Social Security headquarters amid regional tensions, part of a wave of attacks linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, officials said.
- On Sunday, Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security high-rise in Kuwait City was struck by a suspected drone and engulfed in flames amid a wave of Iranian aerial strikes.
- Kuwait military reported that falling shrapnel from a wave of hostile drones damaged civilian facilities, the General Organisation for Social Insurance confirmed its main building was targeted, and drones struck Kuwait international airport fuel storage while Iran hit a desalination plant in Bahrain.
- The wider conflict has spread across the region, with renewed Israeli strikes pushing Lebanon's death toll above 300 and four killed in the UAE since the war began, prompting the UAE to urge residents to stay indoors.
- Pezehskian struck a conciliatory tone on state television, apologizing for strikes on neighbours, while social media warnings shortly after signaled more Iranian officials would become targets.
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Kuwait Government building ablaze after suspected drone attack
A high-rise tower in Kuwait erupted into flames as a huge blaze broke out in a Government building after a suspected drone attack. In footage circulated online, flames can be seen ripping through various floors of the Public Institution for Social Security, with blazing debris plummeting to the ground.While firefighters brought the fire under control, the Kuwaiti army identified the incident as a drone attack, with officials adding civilian buil…
Kuwait was attacked again with ballistic missiles the night of Sunday. Videos show a burning skyscraper.
A huge fire shrouded a tower in Kuwait City following drone attacks in the early hours of today, Sunday, March 8. The fire broke out in a government headquarters run by the Public Institute for Social Security, reports the Guardian. The department said that the main building of the organization was targeted, resulting in material damage. The fire, from what we learn, is now under control. The article Iranian drones strike skyscraper in Kuwait Ci…
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