Manama, March 9, 2026 (AFP) - Dozens wounded in Bahrain as Gulf suffers missile, drone attacks

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2026-03-09

Bahrain said Monday that an Iranian drone attack on the island of Sitra injured 32 people overnight, as Gulf nations reported new attacks with Tehran pressing its retaliatory strikes across the region. All of the wounded were Bahraini citizens and there were four "serious cases", including children, the health ministry said in a statement carried by the state news agency. The wounded included a 17-year-old girl who suffered severe head and eye in......

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