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An Iranian drone strike on a hotel in Bahrain injured two U.S. Defense Department employees, according to a State Department cable reviewed by The Washington Post.
“Two U.S. DOW personnel were injured,” the cable said, referring to the Department of Defense.
The cable, sent Sunday, did not provide further details. The State Department declined to comment, and the Defense Department did not immediately respond to requests for additional information.
It was not immediately clear which hotel the U.S. personnel were staying at when they were injured.
The Crowne Plaza hotel, a luxury property in Manama, Bahrain’s capital, was struck Sunday morning.
It was also unclear whether the injured personnel were civilians or service members.
In a statement released Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Bahrain advised U.S. citizens that hotels might be targets for attacks and urged them to avoid hotels in Manama.
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