Kuwait's utility ministry confirmed damage to a power plant and desalination complex, the second such attack on infrastructure in two days.
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"Iran targeted an oil facility in Kuwait as well as a power and water plant, Kuwaiti authorities said."
"the countrys Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy Ministry said in a July 17 statement that a power and water desalination plant was hit in the Iranian strikes that sparked a fire, damaging a large number of electricity generation units."
"Kuwait announced yesterday (Saturday) that Iranian missiles and drones had struck another electricity generation and water desalination plant, triggering a fire that forced several generating units to shut down."
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