KUWAIT CITY, Aug 6: The suspicious military aircraft which penetrated Kuwait’s airspace recently and flew low near the border area was seen by border security personnel at the Al-Squihah center contrary to earlier reports which had said the aircraft was detected by the radar of the General Administration for Border Security, reports Al-Shahed daily.

According to knowledgeable security sources the personnel on the helicopter wore bulletproof vests and the aircraft was armed with air-to-surface missiles and machine guns.

The sources said Kuwait’s Air Force learned about the incident only after it had allegedly left Kuwait’s airspace, thus it could not be identified.

The sources did not rule out that the plane belongs to one of the neighboring countries. The reason for intrusion is unknown.

Furthermore, security personnel guarding the vital establishments are said to have found a bomb detonator near Al-Rawdatain.

Security sources said following the find, police cordoned off the site and bomb disposal experts affiliated to the Kuwait Oil Company rushed to the scene and took possession of the detonator.

Without going into details the daily said investigations are continuing.