Kuwait says one Iraqi missile shot down

A missile fired at Kuwait by Iraq this morning was intercepted by a Patriot battery, according to a Kuwaiti Defence Ministry …

A missile fired at Kuwait by Iraq this morning was intercepted by a Patriot battery, according to a Kuwaiti Defence Ministry spokesman.

Air raid sirens were sounded in Kuwait City during the attack.

Kuwait has been targeted by a number of Iraqi missileattacks since US-led forces launched their war on Iraq a weekago.