At least four Bangladeshi citizens were among those injured and one killed in a drone attack at Kuwait International Airport yesterday, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait.

The embassy said in a statement that the injured Bangladeshi citizens have been admitted to Farwaniya Hospital and that it is regularly monitoring their condition.

According to BBC, an Indian citizen was killed, and over 60 people were injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait’s international airport.

Kuwait’s defence ministry spokesman described the attack as “criminal Iranian aggression”, while the foreign ministry said diplomatic missions were damaged.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in retaliation for US strikes on an Iranian oil tanker and Qeshm Island. Iran also said it targeted US bases in the Gulf.

The US earlier said it had carried out “self-defence” strikes on Iran and shot down or intercepted Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain.

The latest escalation has raised concerns over a fragile US-Iran ceasefire.

The Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait has advised expatriate Bangladeshis not to take photos or record videos of the scene, especially of rocket or drone attacks and interceptions, as it is a punishable offence under Kuwaiti law.

In a statement on its Facebook page, the embassy urged everyone to follow Kuwaiti laws and government instructions and refrain from posting such images or videos on social media.

It also said there is a shortage of blood at Kuwait’s Central Blood Bank.

In this regard, Bangladeshi expatriates in Kuwait who are eligible to donate blood are specially requested to visit the Central Blood Bank urgently to donate blood and encourage others to do the same, said the embassy in its statement.