Suspected drone assault at Abu Dhabi Airport  |  Photo Credit score: Times Now
Abu Dhabi: Three individuals – one Pakistani and two Indian nationals – have been killed, and 6 others have been wounded when a suspected drone assault was reported at Abu Dhabi’s new Worldwide Airport on Monday. The six injured have accidents starting from gentle to medium, based on WAM, Dubai’s Al-Arabiya English reported.
“UAE authorities have knowledgeable that the explosion at Mussafah, close to ADNOC’s storage tanks, has led to three casualties, which incorporates 2 Indian nationals. The Mission India in UAE is in shut contact with involved UAE authorities for additional particulars,” learn a tweet from the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi motion stated it had carried out an assault on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after authorities within the Gulf state reported two fires within the capital Abu Dhabi that have been probably brought on by drones – information company Reuters reported.
The assault was reportedly focused in direction of three fuel-carrying tankers on the new Abu Dhabi Airport. Abu Dhabi Police stated that fireside and explosion have been reported at three oil tankers and a hearth was reported on the development website of the UAE’s new airport.
“An explosion involving three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and a hearth within the development website of the emirate’s new airport on Monday morning have been doubtlessly brought on by drones,” Abu Dhabi police stated in a press release carried by the official WAM information company.
Abu Dhabi Police additional stated that gas tanker vehicles exploded within the industrial Musaffah space close to storage amenities of oil agency ADNOC – Reuters cited.
Occasions Now report on the Abu Dhabi drone assaults:
Houthi navy spokesman Yahia Sarei stated {that a} detailed assertion could be launched quickly.
Two related assaults have been carried by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at two key oil installations in Saudi Arabia on September 14, 2019. The assaults had resulted in an escalation of tensions within the Persian Gulf. The UAE and Yemen have been at warfare since early 2015. UAE was part of the Saudi-led coalition that launched assaults in opposition to Houthi rebels after the group overran the Yemen capital and ousted the federal government.