US Patriot Missile Likely Caused Bahrain Blast, Injuring Dozens: Report

• A US-operated Patriot air defense battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a March 9 explosion in Bahrain.
• The incident injured dozens of civilians, initially blamed on Iran by the US and Bahrain.
• Bahrain now acknowledges a Patriot missile was involved, claiming it intercepted an Iranian drone mid-air.
• A Reuters report, citing researchers, suggests the missile was launched from a US Patriot battery 7 km southwest of the Mahazza neighborhood.
• Neither the US nor Bahrain provided evidence of an Iranian drone's involvement in the Mahazza incident.