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Kuwait: Child dies after shrapnel falls on residential area

March 04, 2026 / 1:54 PM
Kuwait Child dies after shrapnel falls on residential area
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Sharjah24-WAM: Abdullah Al-Sanad, Kuwait’s Minister of Health, announced early Wednesday that an 11-year-old girl from a resident family died after being injured by falling shrapnel in a residential area of the Capital Governorate.

According to a press statement from the minister, the child initially received first aid before being taken by ambulance to the casualty department of Amiri Hospital, where she was pronounced dead approximately half an hour later.

Family members under observation

The Kuwait News Agency quoted Al-Sanad as confirming that four members of the victim’s family are currently under medical observation at the hospital.

Authorities continue to monitor the situation, while medical teams provide the necessary care to those affected.

March 04, 2026 / 1:54 PM

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