Dubai and Abu Dhabi hit by missiles: airports closed, witnesses post footage of falling debris, one dead

The United Arab Emirates has reported several waves of Iranian drone and missile attacks, and one person has been killed by the fall of debris. Airports in Dubai have been suspended until further notice, while videos from eyewitnesses showing the fall of debris from downed aerial assets and fires are circulating online.

Source: UAE Ministry of Defence; CNN; Associated Press; videos from the scene posted on social media; Dubai Airports

Quote from the UAE Ministry of Defence: "The UAE today was subjected to a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles, noting that UAE air defence systems dealt with the missiles with high efficiency and successfully intercepted a number of missiles.

Authorities in the UAE also handled the fall of some missile debris in a residential area which resulted in some material damage.

The fallen debris also resulted in one civilian death of an Asian nationality."

Details: The UAE Ministry of Defence condemned the attack and considers it a gross violation of national sovereignty and international law: "UAE reserves its full right to respond to this escalation and to take all necessary measures to protect its territory, citizens and residents, and to safeguard its sovereignty, security and stability".

The ministry said later that the UAE has successfully intercepted a new wave of Iranian missiles.

Witnesses are posting videos of debris falling from the sky in Dubai.

In addition, two Dubai airports have also been suspended until further notice. One of them is Dubai International (DXB), which is considered the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic.

Quote from Dubai Airports: "Flight operations at DXB and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC) have been suspended until further notice.

Guests are advised not to travel to the airport, and to check with their airlines for flight updates."

More details: Thousands of passengers have been left stranded, and local police and airlines are trying to organise an evacuation.

The UAE Ministry of Defence said the missiles had been intercepted by air defence systems, and debris from downed airborne assets had fallen in several areas of Abu Dhabi, including Saadiyat Island, Khalifa City, the Baniyas area, the Mohammed Bin Zayed City area and the Al Falah area.

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