- Safiu Kehinde
The United Arab Emirates’ authorities have evacuated Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, following multiple strikes and explosions were heard across the city.
NPO Reported that Iran had launched retaliatory missile strikes which hit the Fairmont The Palm Hotel.
Iran is targeting the United States military locations across the Gulf following joint American and Israeli attacks on Tehran which led to the death of the Arab country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khameni.
The attacks also extended to targeted locations in Abu Dhabi as well as Doha in Qatar and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
Residents in Dubai told AFP they heard loud explosions and saw missiles moving across the sky.
“It was a big explosion, and it made the windows shake,” one witness said.
A first wave of explosions had been reported earlier in the day, followed by more blasts later.
The UAE’s Ministry of Defence said a civilian of Asian nationality was killed after missile debris fell in a residential area of Abu Dhabi.
“Such acts constitute a dangerous escalation and a cowardly act that threatens the safety of civilians and undermines stability,” the ministry said in a statement.