On Twitter, some individuals posted movies ofwhat seemed to be the positioning of the explosion.
New Delhi:
The Indian embassy within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains to be attempting to get particulars of the 2 Indians who had been amongst three killed in an explosion brought on by a suspected drone strike close to capital Abu Dhabi, Sunjay Sudhir, Indian Envoy to the United Arab Emirates, advised NDTV.
“Our high precedence is to seek out out who these Indians are in order that we will attain out to their households and do no matter is important,” he mentioned, stressing that the nation is “a really secure place” and that is the message they’re attempting to speak to the Indian group.
He appealed to the Indian group in UAE, and likewise individuals in India who’ve family members and mates within the nation, to remain calm.
“There was an explosion at oil storage containers of the Abu Dhabi Nationwide Oil Firm (ADNOC) within the Musaffah space which is round 20 km from capital Abu Dhabi and sadly, two Indians have died. We’re nonetheless attempting to get the main points of the identities of the Indians,” Mr Sudhir mentioned.
UAE authorities have knowledgeable that the explosion at Mussafah, close to ADNOC’s storage tanks, has led to three casualties, which incorporates 2 Indian nationals. The Mission @IndembAbuDhabi is in shut contact with involved UAE authorities for additional particulars.
— India in UAE (@IndembAbuDhabi) January 17, 2022
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi motion has claimed duty for the assault. Houthi army spokesman Yahya Saree advised the broadcaster, Almasirah, that they might quickly give particulars of their “army operation in UAE territory”.
The incident in Abu Dhabi comes simply days after a UAE ship was seized by the Houthis. The United Nations Safety Council has condemned the seizure and demanded instant launch of the vessel and crew.
Yemen has been engulfed in a battle between authorities forces led by President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, and the Houthi rebels. Since March 2015, a Saudi-led Arab alliance working with Mr Hadi’s forces has been conducting air, land and sea operations in opposition to the Houthis.
There was apparently one other incident, a fireplace on the new building web site of the Abu Dhabi worldwide airport, however particulars are nonetheless tricking in, Mr Sudhir mentioned.
He added that the Indian embassy is “geared to take care of any scenario” and repeatedly appealed to everybody to remain calm. “We’ll share particulars of the identities of the 2 Indians who had been killed as quickly as we’ve got it,” he mentioned.
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