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Bahrain Activates Sirens, Intercepts Iranian Aerial Attacks
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Bahrain Activates Sirens, Intercepts Iranian Aerial Attacks
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry activated air raid sirens Tuesday as the military said it intercepted Iranian attacks.
- The Interior Ministry activated air raid sirens and called on citizens and residents to remain calm and move to the nearest safe location.
- The General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force announced that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian aerial attacks on Tuesday.
- The Command warned the public not to approach suspicious objects resulting from the attack and to report them immediately.
- The Command stated that deliberately targeting civilians and private property with missiles and drones violates international humanitarian law.
Latest developments
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it has targeted Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
- Kuwait's General Staff has confirmed that its armed forces are repelling rocket and drone attacks.
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Bahrain intercepts Iranian drone attacks targeting civilians as regional tensions persist
Bahrain's air defense systems intercepted Iranian aerial attacks on Wednesday morning, the country's defense command announced.
- Bahrain's air defense intercepted several Iranian aerial attacks on Wednesday, the defense command said.
- The defense command stated that the attacks intentionally targeted civilians and urged citizens to avoid suspicious objects.
- The interior ministry had sounded warning sirens in recent days after detecting Iranian attacks.
- Bahrain and other Gulf states condemned the ongoing attacks and called for their immediate cessation.
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