Indian killed in Kuwait desalination plant attack

NEW DELHI: An Indian national was killed in an attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, taking the toll of Indians killed in the ongoing war in West Asia to eight.

“Embassy of India in Kuwait expresses its condolences at the tragic demise of an Indian national due to an attack on a desalination facility in Kuwait yesterday. The embassy is coordinating with Kuwaiti authorities to render all possible support and assistance,” said the Indian embassy on X, confirming the first Indian death in Kuwait in the conflict.




Kuwait’s ministry of electricity, water and renewable energy said a service building at one of its power and water distillation plants was damaged during the attack, according to the state-run KUNA news agency. Officials described it as a “brutal attack”. The plant where the attack occurred wasn’t identified.

Ministry spokesperson Fatima Jawhar Hayat said the strike resulted in the death of a worker of Indian nationality, Gulf News reported.
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