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Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly Iranian strike on airport

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 72 words
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What to know about Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly Iranian strike on airport

Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly Iranian strike on airport Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly Iranian strike on airport Kuwait has released surveillance footage of what it says shows an Iranian drone strike on Terminal 1 at Kuwait International…

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What happened

Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly Iranian strike on airport Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly Iranian strike on airport Kuwait has released surveillance footage of what it says shows an Iranian drone strike on Terminal 1 at Kuwait International…

Why it matters

The attack killed one person, injured dozens and caused significant damage to the terminal.

Common ground

Iran’s IRGC had claimed a wayward US Patriot missile caused the damage.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The attack killed one person, injured dozens and caused significant damage to the terminal.”
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While evidence confirms an attack occurred at Kuwait International Airport Terminal 1, the provided search results do not contain specific casualty counts (one death, dozens injured) or a detailed assessment of the structural damage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (IATA: BOM, ICAO: VABB) is the international airport serving Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra, and one of two airports serving t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Maharaj_In…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL) — named London Airport until 1966 — is the primary and largest international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathrow_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kuwait International Airport (Arabic: مطار الكويت الدولي, IATA: KWI, ICAO: OKKK) is an international airport located in the Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, 15.5 kilometers (9.6 mi) south of the centre …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_International_Airport
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Claim 2: “Kuwait has released surveillance footage of what it says shows an Iranian drone strike on Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport.”
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Multiple independent sources (RT World News and Wikipedia) confirm that there was a drone strike/attack on Kuwait International Airport during the 2026 Iran war, and RT specifically mentions the existence of footage of the strike.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Istanbul Airport (IATA: IST, ICAO: LTFM) is the larger of two international airports serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city. It is the larg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of retaliatory strikes on American and Kuwaiti targets within Kuwait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_in_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 1 October 2024, Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles at targets in Israel, in at least two waves, then the largest attack during the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict. Iran's codename for the atta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2024_Iranian_strikes_o…
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Claim 3: “Iran’s IRGC had claimed a wayward US Patriot missile caused the damage.”
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Three separate web search results explicitly state that the IRGC claimed the damage to the airport terminal was caused by a malfunctioning or wayward US Patriot missile.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; Persian: نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, roman…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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