Kuwait arrests 10 Kuwaiti members of Hezbollah, thwarts 'terrorist' plot: Ministry

Ahram Online , Wednesday 18 Mar 2026

Kuwait arrested 10 citizens affiliated with the Lebanese Hezbollah group on Wednesday, who were accused of plotting "terrorist" actions against vital infrastructure, the interior ministry said.

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File Photo: Kuwaiti Interior Ministry. Photo courtesy of Kuna.

 

"The State Security Agency has successfully thwarted a plot for a terrorist operation targeting vital installations," the interior ministry said.

"Ten citizens, members of a terrorist group affiliated with the banned Hezbollah terrorist organisation, were apprehended," it added.

Since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on 28 February, Iran has launched multiple retaliatory drone and missile attacks on Kuwaiti territory, killing at least eight people, foreign nationals and military personnel, according to rights groups.

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