Firefighting under way at Kuwait Airport after drone attack

Kuwait’s spokesperson for the General Fire Force says that it is currently putting out a fire at Kuwait Airport caused by “hostile” drones.

“We are dealing, with the support of Army Firefighting, the National Guard, and Oil, with a fire in a fuel tank at Kuwait Airport targeted by hostile drones,” said Brigadier General Mohammed Al-Ghareeb, in a statement carried by the Kuwait News Agency.

During a news conference, he confirmed the “handling of 4 fires in different locations that broke out as a result of shrapnel falling”.