Bahrain says child injured, homes damaged by debris from intercepted Iranian drones

Bahrain on Thursday said that an 11-year-old girl suffered minor injuries and several homes and vehicles were damaged after debris from intercepted Iranian drones fell in residential areas.

In a statement posted on the US social media company X, the Bahraini Interior Ministry said the girl was treated at the scene.

The ministry said vehicles caught fire and homes were damaged in Hamad Town and the capital Manama after debris resulting from the interception and destruction of Iranian drones fell in populated areas.

It added that civil defense and national ambulance teams had taken the necessary measures and responded to the affected locations.

Meanwhile, the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force accused Iran of continuing “a systematic hostile approach” through “sinful attacks” against civilians in Bahrain.

It said in a statement that Bahraini air defense systems had intercepted and destroyed several “treacherous Iranian air attacks.”

“The deliberate use of missiles and drones to target civilians and private property is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,” the command said.

Earlier, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said 18 major US military targets had been struck at Ali Al Salem and Ahmad Al Jaber air bases in Kuwait, Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, and a base hosting American fighter jets in Jordan.

The developments came amid rapidly escalating tensions following US strikes on southern Iran and Tehran’s subsequent announcement that it was closing the Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic.

*Writing by Lina Altawell in Istanbul