By Jonathan Landay, MB Pell and Maha El Dahan
DUBAI/WASHINGTON March 21 (Reuters) – A Patriot air defence system was involved in the interception of an Iranian drone over a residential area of Bahrain on March 9, Bahrain’s government told Reuters on Saturday, describing an incident that led to civilian injuries.
The interception prevented a drone strike and saved lives, the spokesperson said. The U.S. military had previously said an Iranian drone had struck a residential neighbourhood on March 9, injuring civilians.
(Writing by Andrew Mills, Editing by Edmund Blair)
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