Security Footage Captures Tragic Moment Iranian Drone Detonates Inside Kuwait International Airport Terminal

Kuwait : Chilling closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage released by Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has captured the exact moment a hostile drone slammed into Terminal 1 of Kuwait International Airport, sparking widespread chaos and devastation.  

The multi-angle video compilation shows a low-flying, delta-wing aircraft—identified by intelligence experts as an Iranian-made Shahed-136 "kamikaze" drone—approaching the newly reopened terminal from the east before performing a steep dive phase.

The subsequent impact detonates a massive fireball that tears directly through the terminal's roof, causing sections of the structure to collapse inward as a thick plume of black smoke quickly fills the passenger halls.  

Tragically, the strike resulted in the death of an Indian national and left at least sixty-three others wounded, including airport employees and passengers. Evacuation footage shows panicked travellers running for safety through dust-choked corridors strewn with shattered glass and metal debris.  

While Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) denied intentionally targeting the civilian facility—claiming a malfunctioning U.S.-made Patriot interceptor missile caused the damage—visual evidence tells a different story. Investigators at the scene recovered an MD550 engine from the building rubble, a component explicitly used to propel Iran's kamikaze drones.  

The attack has drawn swift international condemnation, notably from India’s Ministry of External Affairs, which emphasized that civilian infrastructure must never be targeted. Though flight operations were briefly suspended, authorities managed to partially resume service through Terminal 4. This dangerous escalation severely tests a fragile regional ceasefire, as regional allies demand a unified diplomatic response to the blatant violation of Kuwaiti sovereignty.