Bahrain says Patriot system intercepted drone over homes
Al Jazeera
Bahrain’s account differs from how the US military described the March 9 incident, which led to civilian injuries.
A Bahraini official has said a Patriot air defence system intercepted an Iranian drone over a residential neighbourhood earlier this month, an account that apparently differs from the United States military’s own description of the same incident.
Bahrain’s government spokesperson made the disclosure on Saturday, referring to an attack on March 9 in the capital, Manama.
The interception had prevented a drone strike and saved lives, the spokesperson said.
The account given by the US military that day said an Iranian drone had struck a residential neighbourhood, injuring civilians.
On March 9, the US military’s Central Command posted on X that Russian and Iranian media had claimed a Patriot missile had missed its target and hit a neighbourhood in Bahrain. “LIE,” CENTCOM said, describing those reports as false.
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