Smoke over the Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai. Photo credit: AFP / AFP / Profimedia
An explosion was heard and a large column of smoke could be seen on Saturday night rising above the iconic artificial island of Dubai, Palm Jumeirah, as Iran in the Persian Gulf region to the American and Israeli attacks, reports Agence France Presse.
Witnesses told AFP they saw thick black smoke rising from a hotel on Palm Jumeirah island and heard ambulances rushing to the scene.
Also, residents of Dubai, as well as AFP journalists on the scene, reported that they heard several loud explosions after that first explosion.
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The safest city in the world apart from Singapore is under attack…
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Conflict in the Gulf
The United States and Israel launched a coordinated attack on Iran on Saturday morning. In a speech, Donald Trump announced that they were “major combat operations” and hinted at the objective: regime change in Tehran.
In a short time, however, the war in Iran spread to the region. Tehran has launched retaliatory attacks on Israel and US military forces at bases in the Middle East.
Officials in the United Arab Emirates – which includes Dubai – and Bahrain announced that they had been targeted by Iranian attacks. Repeated explosions were also heard in Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan and even in Riyadh – Saudi Arabia.
