Qatar says it intercepted Iranian missile attack; shrapnel wounds a child

DOHA, Qatar — Qatar's Interior Ministry said shrapnel from falling debris during an operation to intercept an Iranian missile attack injured a child on Friday. The ministry said on X that security units and civil defense teams activated approved response plans and that field inspections and incoming reports confirmed the injury, with medical care provided. Qatar's Defense Ministry separately said the country had prevented the missile attack. Kuwait also reported early Friday that its air defense systems had intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and drones. Bahrain's Interior Ministry said on X that alarm sirens had been sounded across the country. The announcements from Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain pointed to a wave of Iranian-linked military activity across the Gulf region from early Friday. No further details on casualties or damage were immediately available.