Kuwait says Iran attacked an island where China is helping to build a port

Kuwait accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Middle East nation.

Kuwait said a paramilitary Revolutionary Guard team tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island in the northwest corner of the Persian Gulf near Iraq and Iran on May 1.

It accused the team of planning to carry out “hostile acts,” without elaborating.

Kuwait said it detained four men, and that two escaped when its forces disrupted the attack. Kuwait said one of its security officials was wounded.

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