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Urgent: Kuwait intercepts 13 ballistic missiles, 17 drones over residential areas

Urgent: Kuwait intercepts 13 ballistic missiles, 17 drones over residential areas

Xinhua
03 Jun 2026, 18:15 GMT+

KUWAIT CITY, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that its armed forces intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 17 hostile drones that entered the country's airspace over several residential areas, with some shrapnel falling at different locations.

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