LAST UPDATE: 14.11
Three fuel tankers exploded today, killing three people, and a fire broke out in the area of Abu Dhabi International Airport, following a drone strike by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen against the United Arab Emirates.
Three people were killed and six others were injured when three tankers exploded in the Musafah industrial area near the ADNOC oil depots, the official Emirates WAM news agency reported, adding that two Indians and a Pakistani were killed.
Pictures posted on social media showed thick, black smoke rising from the Musafah area.
“Initial investigations identified the wreckage of a small aircraft, which may have been a drone, at both points. This may have caused the explosion and fire,” police said in a statement released by WAM.
The incidents “have not caused significant damage” and an investigation has been launched, the announcement added.
A spokesman for the Houthi military, which is fighting a Saudi-led coalition in the United Arab Emirates, said the rebels had launched “a large-scale military operation deep in the United Arab Emirates” and would provide further details in the coming hours.
UAE-backed Arab coalition forces have recently begun taking part in fighting against the Houthis in Yemen’s Marib and Samboa provinces.
The Emirates has significantly reduced its military presence in the war-torn country since 2019, but continues to train and equip the Yemeni armed forces.
The Houthis have launched several rocket and drone strikes against Saudi Arabia and have threatened to attack the Emirates as well.
In July 2018, the Emirates denied reports that the Houthis had attacked Abu Dhabi airport with a drone. One month later, the international airport in the capital of the Emirates announced that it was operating normally, after media controlled by the Houthis reported that the rebels attacked him with a drone.
In December 2017, Shiite rebels announced that they had fired a Cruise missile at a nuclear plant in Abu Dhabi, which was again denied by the Emirati authorities.
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