Debris from Iranian suicide drones has hit Dubai’s financial hub today as the ongoing conflict wreaks havoc on the bustling tourist destination.
The city’s skyline was engulfed in thick clouds of black smoke on Friday morning following a blaze that erupted in an industrial zone.
A dense cloud of grey smoke billowed over the city from the explosion site, with the renowned Burj Khalifa towering in the backdrop.
These visuals emerged a day after a fire erupted at a high-rise near Dubai Creek Harbour due to additional Iranian strikes on the city.
Earlier this week, four individuals sustained injuries in an Iranian assault on the airport in the city.
Authorities confirmed on Friday that no casualties had been reported in the recent attacks on Dubai International Financial Centre.
Officials stated that the latest explosion resulted from the wreckage caused by an aerial interception.
Iran’s air offensive persists, targeting Gulf states following the US-Israeli strike on Iran last week, resulting in the death of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In Oman, two fatalities were reported after a drone was shot down in Sohar province, as per Oman’s state news agency today.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Health Ministry disclosed that over 2,975 individuals have been wounded since the onset of the US-Israel conflict with Iran on February 28.
Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry announced the destruction of 28 drones that breached its airspace in a recent series of incidents.
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