Kuwait says Iran drone attack sets airport fuel tanks ablaze, no casualties

Kuwait says Iran drone attack sets airport fuel tanks ablaze, no casualties

Smoke plumes billowing in the vicinity Kuwait International Airport. Image for representational purposes only.
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​An Iranian drone ‌attack struck fuel tanks ​at ⁠Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), sparking ‌a massive fire but causing ‌no casualties, ‌Kuwait’s ⁠state news agency KUNA ⁠said.

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The latest of several attacks on ​the ‌airport and fuel storage there came as the U.S.-Israeli ‌war on Iran ​broadens with Tehran’s strikes on ⁠Israel and Gulf Arab states ‌that host U.S. military installations.

The attack caused significant damage to airport fuel tanks ‌belonging to the ​Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company, the agency ⁠cited a spokesperson ⁠for the civil aviation ‌authority as saying.

Published – April 01, 2026 09:20 am IST

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