Qatar's Interior Ministry reported that three people, including a child, were wounded by falling shrapnel from interception operations. The ministry did not specify the origin or type of the interceptions, according to a report by N12.
Qatar's Interior Ministry confirmed this morning that three people, including a child, were wounded by shrapnel from interception operations, according to a report by N12. The confirmation corroborates earlier reports of injuries from the missile interceptions that occurred earlier today.
The incident began with reports of explosions in Doha and across Qatar at 05:36 Jerusalem. Qatar's Ministry of Defense subsequently confirmed that its air defense system intercepted a missile attack originating from Iran. By 09:15 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that three people, including a child, had been wounded by shrapnel from those interceptions. The Interior Ministry's statement now provides official attribution for those injuries.
The development comes amid a broader regional escalation. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, Bahrain confirmed 36 Iranian drones launched toward the kingdom, with a girl injured by debris. On July 9, Kuwait reported one wounded by shrapnel during an Iranian attack. A previous incident in Qatar, reported on June 29, saw a citizen killed by shrapnel from an interception during military operations.
The Interior Ministry did not specify the origin or type of the interceptions, nor the exact location of the injuries. The details of the interception operations remain unclear.
5 developments
- StrongQatar says citizen killed by shrapnel from interception during military activity
- DevelopingInterceptions reported in Qatar, nature unclear
- StrongKuwait reports one wounded in Iranian missile and drone attack, details munitions breakdown
- DevelopingTwo Interceptions, Three Impacts in Northern Incident
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