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"At least three people were killed and a house was destroyed in Iraq's southern Basra province on Tuesday evening after it was hit by a missile of unknown origin. Footage shows the residential house reduced to rubble, with residents gathering at the scene to inspect the damage. "I was at home - they are my neighbours - when I heard a very powerful blast. I rushed outside and was shocked by what I saw: the house had been levelled to the ground, and two children were killed," said the eyewitness. "We demand to know where these missiles came from. From where were they launched? How did they reach here?" he added. Basra Police Command confirmed that at least "three people were killed when a missile fell on their home in an agricultural area in southern Khor Al-Zubair." While official sources did not specify the origin of the missile, media reports suggest it came from the Kuwaiti border. Later, protesters stormed the Kuwaiti consulate headquarters in the city in protest over the incident. On Wednesday, Kuwait firmly denied claims that the missile came from its military or territory, saying it is not a party to any regional or international conflict. The country's defence ministry said its air defences had been operating only in an interception role, reporting that 14 missiles and 46 drones were destroyed in the 24 hours before the Basra incident, suggesting the projectile may have been debris from an external source. Kuwait also condemned the storming and vandalism of its consulate in Basra, calling it a 'flagrant and unacceptable' violation of diplomatic norms."
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