Watch: Kuwait Foils Attack on Its Facilities, Arrests Hezbollah Cell
3/18/2026 10:36:08 PM
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior issued the following statement:
"The State Security apparatus has foiled a terrorist plot targeting vital facilities in the country after intensive surveillance and security investigations. Ten citizens affiliated with the banned terrorist organization Hezbollah were arrested. They had engaged in prior planning and coordination with foreign entities, attempting to provide them with the coordinates of intended targets, posing a direct threat to national security."
"Investigations revealed that the cell members received foreign training in camps run by the terrorist organization Hezbollah, including weapons handling and drone operations, as part of preparations to carry out these destructive operations aimed at undermining state sovereignty, destabilizing the country, and spreading fear in society. The suspects provided detailed confessions regarding these activities."
"The state will act with the utmost firmness against anyone proven to be involved in compromising national security or cooperating with such terrorist groups. It will not hesitate to deliver decisive blows to any threat. Kuwait’s security and sovereignty are protected, and security forces will continue to track and expose all those behind these terrorist plots, enforcing the strictest legal measures without leniency or exception."
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"The State Security apparatus has foiled a terrorist plot targeting vital facilities in the country after intensive surveillance and security investigations. Ten citizens affiliated with the banned terrorist organization Hezbollah were arrested. They had engaged in prior planning and coordination with foreign entities, attempting to provide them with the coordinates of intended targets, posing a direct threat to national security."
"Investigations revealed that the cell members received foreign training in camps run by the terrorist organization Hezbollah, including weapons handling and drone operations, as part of preparations to carry out these destructive operations aimed at undermining state sovereignty, destabilizing the country, and spreading fear in society. The suspects provided detailed confessions regarding these activities."
"The state will act with the utmost firmness against anyone proven to be involved in compromising national security or cooperating with such terrorist groups. It will not hesitate to deliver decisive blows to any threat. Kuwait’s security and sovereignty are protected, and security forces will continue to track and expose all those behind these terrorist plots, enforcing the strictest legal measures without leniency or exception."
Watch the attached video for more.