DUBAI (Reuters): A report from Reuters has claimed that Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group has carried out a drone strike on Abu Dhabi.
According to Abu Dhabi police, three fuel tankers exploded in an industrial area, while a fire broke out at a construction site at Abu Dhabi International Airport killing three people.
The Houthi movement, which is battling a Saudi-led coalition that includes the UAE, has frequently launched cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, but has claimed few such attacks on the UAE, mostly denied by Emirati authorities.
The three people were killed and six others wounded when three fuel tanker trucks exploded in the industrial Musaffah area near storage facilities of oil firm ADNOC, state news agency WAM said. It said those killed were two Indians and a Pakistani.
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Unverified footage on social media showed a thick plume of black smoke billowing from what appeared to be the Musaffah area. “Initial investigations found parts of a small plane that could possibly be a drone at both sites that could have caused the explosion and the fire,” Abu Dhabi police said in a statement, adding there was no “significant damage”.
The Houthi’s military spokesman said the group launched a military operation “deep in the UAE” and would announce details in coming hours. UAE authorities and ADNOC did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The coalition’s spokesman did not immediately respond.
