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Drone Strike Hits Kuwait Airport
Kuwait's released footage turns Terminal 1 damage into a public airport-security test after Wednesday's Iranian drone strike
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Kuwait released surveillance footage of what it says was an Iranian drone strike on Terminal 1, killing one person and injuring more than 60.
- Frame 1Kuwait's released footage turns Terminal 1 damage into a public airport-security test after Wednesday's Iranian drone strike.
- Frame 2The attack killed one person, injured more than 60, and caused significant damage inside the passenger terminal.
- Frame 3Kuwait's defence ministry called the strike criminal Iranian aggression as the foreign ministry reported damaged diplomatic missions.
- Frame 4Iran's IRGC claimed a wayward U.S. Patriot missile caused the damage, making attribution the central dispute.
- Frame 5The footage turns airport security, air defenses, and civilian infrastructure into the pressure points in the wider conflict.
- Frame 6The next test is whether investigators and governments accept Kuwait's drone account or Iran's Patriot-missile claim.
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- Jun 4, 4:36 AM EDT
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