Kanal13Smoke plumes were seen rising across Sharjah and Dubai as Iranian strikes hit the United Arab Emirates cities on Sunday. According to Associated Press there was thick black smoke in the industrial area of Sharjah city, where a warehouse was caught alight. No casualties were immediately reported from the site. The United Arab Emirates’ Defense Ministry said that three people have been killed so far in Iranian attacks on the country. The ministry said Iran had launched 165 ballistic missiles targeting the country, of which 152 were destroyed. Thirteen fell into the sea, it added. Iran launched 541 bomb-carrying drones at the UAE, of which 506 were destroyed. Another 35 struck the country, killing three people from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, while 58 others were wounded.
The attack on Iran by the United States and Israel disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond as countries around the region closed their airspace and key airports that connect Europe, Africa and the West to Asia were directly hit by strikes. Emirates Airlines suspended all flights to and from Dubai until at least Sunday afternoon. The Qatar airport was closed until at least Monday morning, according to Qatar Airways. Israeli airspace also remained closed Sunday. Israeli airline El Al said it was preparing a recovery effort to bring home Israelis stranded abroad once the airspace reopened.
