Dubai, Apr 3: Five Indian nationals were injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday by the debris of missiles intercepted by the country’s air defence system, local media reported.
The authorities confirmed that the incident has resulted in minor to moderate injuries sustained by six individuals of Nepali nationality and five individuals of Indian nationality, UAE’s official news agency, WAM, reported.
A Nepali national has also sustained a severe injury, taking the total number of injured to 12, according to the Abu Dhabi Media Office.
The UAE air defences on Friday engaged 18 Ballistic missiles, 4 cruise missiles and 47 UAVs launched from Iran, according to the Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates.
Since the start of the Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged 475 ballistic missiles, 23 cruise missiles and 2,085 UAVs.
The attacks resulted in the killing of 2 members of the armed forces while performing their national duty. A Moroccan civilian contracted by the Armed Forces was also killed in the attacks, it added.
Nine people of Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, Palestinian and Indian nationalities have also been killed in the attacks till now, it said. (PTI)
