The United Arab Emirates is part of the Saudi-led military coalition that supports the Yemeni government against the Houthi rebels, who have repeatedly attacked Saudi Arabia with drones.
“These impious attacks will not go unpunished,” the Ministry threatened, adding that the Emirates “reserves the right to respond to these terrorist attacks and this sinister criminal escalation” committed “outside international and humanitarian law.”
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Two Indians and a Pakistani man were killed after a tanker truck explosion at an ADNOC oil company plant and a fire engulfed a construction area near Abu Dhabi airport.
Police reported that “small flying objects” were found at both locations, suggesting the attacks were deliberate. These types of violent actions are unprecedented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a place known for being a quiet place in the troubled Middle East region.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that small flying objects, possibly drones, were detected falling in two areas and may have caused the explosion and fire,” police said in a statement.
The fire in the industrial zone of Mussafah broke out near the deposits of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and caused the explosion of three fuel tanks that left the three dead and the six injured.