WANA (Sep 01) – Hormozgan Governor’s Office has reported that a US airstrike targeted a residential area in Kuhestak city, Sirik County, eastern Hormozgan Province, hitting a residential house and a wedding ceremony and causing civilian casualties.

 

According to local reports, the attack took place on Tuesday night in the Bamani district of Sirik County. Ahmad Nafisi, Deputy Governor of Hormozgan for Political, Security and Social Affairs, said that a residential house hosting a wedding ceremony was targeted in the strike.

 

Nafisi said emergency response teams were immediately dispatched to the scene following the incident, adding that further details would be released after additional assessments.

 

Initial reports indicate that at least two people were killed and several others were injured in the attack. The head of the Hormozgan Red Crescent Society also said that around 20 injured people had so far been evacuated from the site and transferred to medical facilities for treatment.

 

Emergency operations are still underway in the area, with rescue teams continuing efforts to assist the victims and provide medical support to those affected.

Image of the body of a child killed in the US strike on a wedding ceremony in Sirik. Social media / WANA News Agency

Image of the body of a child killed in the US strike on a wedding ceremony in Sirik. Social media / WANA News Agency

Update: Death Toll from US Strike on Kuhestak Wedding Ceremony Rises to Four, Including Young Child

The Hormozgan Red Crescent Society announced that the death toll from the missile strike on a residential house in Kuhestak village, Sirik County, has risen to four, including a young child.

 

According to the statement, the attack hit a residential building where a wedding celebration was being held, causing shrapnel injuries and leaving more than 50 people wounded.

 

Rescue operations and medical assistance efforts for the injured are still ongoing.

 

Update: Death Toll from US Strike on Sirik Wedding Ceremony Rises to Five

The Iranian Red Crescent Society announced that the death toll from the US attack on a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, Sirik County, has risen to five, while 50 people have been injured.

 

Rescue and emergency response operations remain underway in the area.