Qatar says Iranian missile attack thwarted, child injured
July 17 (Reuters) - Qatar's defence ministry said its armed forces thwarted an Iranian missile attack early on Friday, while the interior ministry said a child has been injured by shrapnel resulting from interception operations.
The interior ministry said on X the child was receiving medical treatment.
Several explosion-like sounds were heard in the capital Doha as a government security alert was sent to mobile phones, according to a witness.
Iran has stepped up attacks on Gulf countries following U.S. strikes on its territory, targeting military facilities used by U.S. forces in the region.
(Reporting by Andrew Mills and Hatem Maher; Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Kate Mayberry and Christopher Cushing)
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