US Patriot Missile Used to Intercept Iranian Drone in Bahrain Blast, Report Reveals
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The US-operated Patriot missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that killed one and injured dozens of civilians in Bahrain was used to intercept an Iranian drone, a Reuters investigation has revealed.
According to a Reuters study, the suspect missile was launched from a US Patriot battery located about 4 miles to the southwest of the Mahazza neighborhood in Bahrain.
Both Bahrain and the US have blamed an Iranian drone attack for the March 9 blast, which tore through a residential building in Bahrain’s capital Manama.
A Bahraini government spokesperson said the Patriot missile successfully intercepted an Iranian drone mid-air, saving lives.
The spokesperson added that the damage and injuries sustained were not a result of a direct impact to the ground of either the Patriot interceptor or the Iranian drone.
The use of costly and advanced defense systems by the US and its allies to counter cheaper Iranian drones has been a defining feature of the ongoing US-Iran conflict.
