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Kuwait mourns two officials killed as Iran war rages

Kuwait mourns two officials killed as Iran war rages

Item 1 of 2 Guards of Honour carry the coffin of one of two police officers, who were killed while performing their duties, during their funeral procession at a graveyard in Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour

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March 9 (Reuters) – Kuwait held a military funeral on Monday for two interior ministry officials ​it said were killed “while performing their ‌duty”.

The state – which hosts U.S. military installations and has come under Iranian drone and missile fire ​during Tehran’s war with Israel and ​the U.S. – said the two men died ⁠early on Sunday, but did not ​go into further details.

Kuwait’s army separately said ​areas near the international airport were hit on Sunday and its forces had intercepted missiles and ​drones.

The Interior Ministry said on Sunday ​it mourned “the martyrs of duty, Lieutenant Colonel Staff Abdullah ‌Emad ⁠Al-Sharrah and Major Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Mejmed, from the General Administration of Land Border Security, who were martyred at dawn”.

The funeral ​in Sulaibikhat ​Cemetery was ⁠led by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh ​Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, along with other ​senior ⁠figures.

Authorities there say five people have been killed since the start of the ⁠Iran ​crisis, including four military personnel ​and a young girl, and dozens have been wounded.

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