Qatar's Interior Ministry reported that a child was wounded by falling shrapnel from interception operations, without specifying the origin or type of the interceptions, according to N12.
A series of explosions and interceptions shook Doha, Qatar, early Friday, in what sources describe as an Iranian missile attack. The first reports of explosions emerged at 03:32 Jerusalem, followed by interceptions above Doha at 03:36. Reuters reported explosions in the Qatari capital and a government alert sent to citizens' phones. Ynet attributed the explosions to an Iranian missile attack.
At 05:17, reports emerged of a child injured by shrapnel from interception operations, a claim later confirmed by the Qatari Interior Ministry. Renewed interceptions were reported at 05:47, and further explosions heard at 05:52, according to Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). At 06:04, sirens were heard in Doha and Bahrain, and the Qatari Defense Ministry announced it had intercepted several aerial attacks.
The Zioneer reported at 06:05 that sirens were heard in Doha and Bahrain and that Qatar's Defense Ministry said it intercepted aerial attacks. The Qatari Interior Ministry confirmed at 06:18 that a child was injured by shrapnel from interception operations, without specifying the origin or type of the interceptions. The incident is the latest in a series of regional escalations involving Iran and Gulf states.
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