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Iranian Strike on Kuwait Plant Kills Indian Worker

Published 30 March 2026

Kuwait City authorities reported that an Iranian strike on a major power and water desalination facility killed one Indian national and damaged a service building at the site on Sunday evening.

The attack occurred amid escalating regional tensions, with Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy confirming the incident in a statement released Monday. "A service building at a power and water desalination plant was struck as part of Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, resulting in the death of an Indian worker and significant material damage to the building," ministry spokesperson Engineer Fatima Abbas Jawhar Hayat said. Emergency and technical response teams were deployed immediately to assess the damage, secure the area and ensure that electricity and water supplies continued without major interruption. Officials coordinated with security forces to manage the aftermath and urged the public to avoid spreading unverified information, emphasizing that stability of essential services remains a priority.

This marks the latest casualty among Indian nationals in the ongoing West Asia conflict, bringing the confirmed total to at least eight since...

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