As tensions continue to rise throughout the Middle East, recent Iranian missile attacks in the United Arab Emirates have reportedly injured dozens of people, including at least one Nigerian.
Following claims that the Gulf state let the United States to utilise its military bases for operations aimed against Tehran, the UAE Ministry of Defence stated that the strikes were a part of a series of retaliation activities by Iran.
The ministry said in an official statement on Tuesday that its air defence systems have detected 262 ballistic missiles fired from Iran since the crisis started on February 28. Of these, two were hit inside UAE territory, 19 fell into the sea, and 241 were successfully intercepted.
Additionally, the ministry stated that 1,475 Iranian drones were found, 1,385 of which were intercepted, and 90 of which landed inside the nation. Eight cruise missiles were also found and destroyed. Six people from the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh died as a consequence of the attacks, and 122 others had minor to moderate injuries, according to police.People from various countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bahrain, the Comoros, Turkey, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, and Palestine, are among the injured.
The precise number of casualties by nationality has not been made public by the UAE.
