Iran missile hits Qatar gas hub, ‘extensive damage’

Qatar said on Wednesday that it had successfully intercepted four of five ballistic missiles fired from Iran. The fifth, however, struck the industrial city of Ras Laffan and caused ‘extensive damage’.

Ras Laffan is where most of QatarEnergy’s LNG processing takes place.

The state-owned energy company had earlier evacuated its liquefied natural gas facilities in Ras Laffan, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters, after Iran threatened attacks on energy installations in the Gulf.

Iran has warned that several energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar should be evacuated, saying they will be targeted ‘in the coming hours’, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday.

(reuters, luc)