Nepali worker killed in Iranian missile strike in Kuwait

Summary

Som Kumar Tamang, a Nepali worker in Kuwait, was killed in an Iranian missile strike on a Chinese company building, marking the second Nepali fatality linked to the West Asia conflict.

Key Points
  • Som Kumar Tamang, a Nepali migrant worker, was killed in an Iranian missile strike in northern Kuwait.
  • The missile targeted a building owned by a Chinese company, causing extensive damage and one fatality.
  • This is the second Nepali fatality related to the West Asia conflict after Diwas Shrestha's death in the UAE.
  • The Nepali Embassy is coordinating with Kuwaiti authorities to repatriate Tamang's body to Nepal.
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