The anti-aircraft defenses of Kuwait shot down three planes by mistake of USAwhose embassy in that country released a column of smoke in the morning.
Since the beginning of the attack by the United States and Israel contra Iran, Tehran responds with salvos of missiles and drones against the countries of the Gulfin many cases allies of Washington.
Three American planes F-15E Strike Eagle were mistakenly shot down by Kuwait’s air defenses on Sunday night, the United States Central Command.
“U.S. Air Force fighters were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses,” he said. CENTCOMalthough he added that the crews ejected and are safe.
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‘Kuwait has acknowledged this incident’
“Kuwait has acknowledged this incident and we appreciate the efforts of the Kuwaiti defense forces and their support in this ongoing operation,” he added.
Previously, local authorities had reported that several American fighter jets had crashed in the country.
Regarding the embassy, a journalist from AFP saw a thick column of black smoke rise above the legation on Monday morning.
The embassy did not confirm whether its building was hit, but published a statement in which it asked “not to go” to the diplomatic legation due to “persistent threat of missile and drone attacks.”
Embassy staff are “confined to the place,” he added.
Three witnesses also saw smoke rising over a power plant in the north of the country.
Kuwait National Oil Company National Petroleum Company claimed that debris fell on the refinery Mina Al-Ahmadione of the most important in the country, and injured two workers.
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Dana Abas, an engineer who lives in Kuwait City, recognized AFP was worried and rushed to stock up on basic necessities.
Since Saturday, five people have died in the Gulf, all of them foreign nationals: one in Kuwait, three in Emirates and one in Bahrain.
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