Dubai: Explosion in three fuel trucksThree people were killed and a fire broke out near Abu Dhabi airport on Monday Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group Said there was an attack inside United Arab Emirates,
Houthi movement, which is fighting a Saudi-led coalition That includes the UAE, which has frequently carried out cross-border missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, but has claimed some attacks on the UAE, which have been denied by most Emirati officials.
Three people were killed and six others were injured when three fuel tanker trucks exploded in the industrial Musaffa area near the oil firm’s storage facilities. ADNOC, state news agency WAM said. It said that two Indians and a Pakistani were among those killed.
In unverified footage on social media, a thick layer of black smoke was seen rising from the Musaffa area.
Abu Dhabi Police said in a statement: “Preliminary investigations have revealed parts of a small aircraft that may have been a drone at both sites that could have caused the explosion and fire.”
A Houthi military spokesman said the group launched a military operation “deep into the UAE” and would announce details in the coming hours.
UAE officials and ADNOC did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. A coalition spokesperson did not immediately respond.
Pro-coalition forces backed by the United Arab Emirates recently joined the fight against the Houthis in Yemen’s energy-producing regions of Shabwa and Marib.
UAE substantially reduced its military presence in Yemen in 2019 Military standoff and increased regional Tensions with Iran, but it continues to be armed and trained through Yemeni forces.
The Houthis, who ousted the internationally recognized government from the capital Sanaa in late 2014, coalition to intervenehas said that their growing military capability would allow the group to target the United Arab Emirates.
In July 2018, the UAE denied reports that the Houthis had attacked Abu Dhabi airport with a drone. A month later, Dubai International Airport said that Houthi-run media said it was operating normally after the group launched a drone strike there.
In December 2017, the Houthis said that they had created a . fired a cruise missile towards nuclear power plants In Abu Dhabi, which was denied by the Emirati authorities.
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Houthi movement, which is fighting a Saudi-led coalition That includes the UAE, which has frequently carried out cross-border missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, but has claimed some attacks on the UAE, which have been denied by most Emirati officials.
Three people were killed and six others were injured when three fuel tanker trucks exploded in the industrial Musaffa area near the oil firm’s storage facilities. ADNOC, state news agency WAM said. It said that two Indians and a Pakistani were among those killed.
In unverified footage on social media, a thick layer of black smoke was seen rising from the Musaffa area.
Abu Dhabi Police said in a statement: “Preliminary investigations have revealed parts of a small aircraft that may have been a drone at both sites that could have caused the explosion and fire.”
A Houthi military spokesman said the group launched a military operation “deep into the UAE” and would announce details in the coming hours.
UAE officials and ADNOC did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. A coalition spokesperson did not immediately respond.
Pro-coalition forces backed by the United Arab Emirates recently joined the fight against the Houthis in Yemen’s energy-producing regions of Shabwa and Marib.
UAE substantially reduced its military presence in Yemen in 2019 Military standoff and increased regional Tensions with Iran, but it continues to be armed and trained through Yemeni forces.
The Houthis, who ousted the internationally recognized government from the capital Sanaa in late 2014, coalition to intervenehas said that their growing military capability would allow the group to target the United Arab Emirates.
In July 2018, the UAE denied reports that the Houthis had attacked Abu Dhabi airport with a drone. A month later, Dubai International Airport said that Houthi-run media said it was operating normally after the group launched a drone strike there.
In December 2017, the Houthis said that they had created a . fired a cruise missile towards nuclear power plants In Abu Dhabi, which was denied by the Emirati authorities.
Watch Suspected drone attack reported at Abu Dhabi’s new airport
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