Dubai Airport, Iconic Burj Al Arab Hotel Damaged In Iranian Missile Strikes
DUBAIMarch 1 (Reuters) – DubaiIran’s international airport and landmark Burj Al Arab hotel were damaged as Iran’s retaliatory strikes spread overnight to Gulf states and the wider Middle East, reaching beyond US bases and interests.
Four people were injured at the airport, the Emirates media office said in a statement early Sunday.
Dubai‘s media office said on X: Dubai International (DXB) sustained minor damage in the incident, which was quickly brought under control,” the statement said, but no further details were provided.
It was later also confirmed that a drone had been captured and the debris caused a small fire on the exterior of the Burj Al Arab.
Dubai It is the largest tourism and trade center in the Middle East, and its airport is one of the busiest travel hubs in the world.
The Burj Al Arab hotel has long been one of the most recognizable symbols of the Emirate. Opened in 1999 on an artificial island off Jumeirah Beach, the sail-shaped tower quickly became the emblem of a city that aims to reflect luxury on a global scale. On Saturday, a fire broke out near another hotel on the city’s artificially constructed Palm Jumeirah Island.
Aviation sources had told Reuters that an overnight Iranian attack damaged one of the terminals at the airport.
Abu Dhabi Airports also said in a post on X that the incident at Zayed International Airport in the UAE capital resulted in the death of one Asian national and seven injuries. He later deleted the post.
one of the beds DubaiJebel Ali Port also caught fire due to debris caused by aerial intervention. Dubai the media office said in a separate statement.
Iranian missiles fired in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha are all important transit points for east-west aviation.
airlines suspended flights Across the Middle East on Saturday, including departure and return Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Flight tracking maps showed that airspace over much of the region was virtually empty.
(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell, Jaidaa Taha and Menna Alaa El-Din; Writing by Andrew Mills and Maha El Dahan; Editing by Deepa Babington and Lisa Shumaker)
