US Patriot missile crashes in Bahrain’s residential areas
Bahraini news sources have reported the crash of a Patriot interceptor missile belonging to the American defense system onto residential homes in the Arab country, resulting in the injury of several civilians.
Bahraini media said on Monday that a Patriot missile belonging to the US air defense system deployed in the country suffered a technical malfunction and fell onto the homes of Bahraini citizens.
This incident, which left several injured, occurred following the activation of defense systems to counter missile and drone attacks that had targeted US bases in the region, including the Isa Air Base in southern Bahrain, since Sunday night.
Bahraini media reported that the deployment of US Patriot systems among residential areas and close to civilian neighborhoods stems from Washington’s fear of these systems being targeted by advanced Iranian missiles.