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- Deaths occurred after three fuel tanker trucks exploded in Musaffah industrial area
- Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis later said they had carried out an attack on the UAE
DUBAI: Three people, one Pakistani and two Indian nationals, were killed and six others injured in an explosion involving three petroleum tankers close in Abu Dhabi on Monday, UAE state media reported.
The three people were killed when three fuel tankers exploded in the industrial Musaffah area near storage facilities of oil firm ADNOC, state news agency WAM said.
Another minor fire occurred at a construction site at Abu Dhabi International Airport, according to reports by the Abu Dhabi police force.
“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,” the Abu Dhabi police said in a statement, adding there was no “significant damage.”
Drivers take a road leading to Abu Dhabi's airport in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, on January 17, 2022. (AFP)
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement later said it had carried out an attack on the UAE, Reuters reported. The Houthi’s military spokesman said the group launched a military operation “deep in the UAE” and would announce details in coming hours.
The Saudi-led coalition also said several booby-trapped drones were launched from Sana’a International Airport in Yemen.
UAE authorities have launched investigations into both incidents.