Dubai, Mar 1 : An Indian national was among 58 people injured in United Arab Emirates (UAE) today in the Iranian missile and drone attacks, which killed 3 foreigners from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
While this information was given out by Ministry of Defence of UAE, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi said the injured Indian was out of danger.
The identity was, however, not disclosed.
Earlier, the Defence Ministry of UAE said the country’s air force and air defence forces have dealt with 165 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles and 541 Iranian drones since the start of the Iranian attack on Saturday (February 28).
Of these, 152 were destroyed, while 13 fell into sea waters. Two cruise missiles were also detected and destroyed.
On the morning of the second day of the attack (on Sunday), UAE air force and air defence forces destroyed 20 ballistic missiles, while eight missiles fell into the sea.
They also destroyed two cruise missiles and 311 drones, it said.
However, 21 drones struck civilian targets, the Ministry said.
It said some debris fell in various areas of the country as a result of air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles and drones, leading to minor to moderate material damage to a number of civilian properties.
“The incidents resulted in three fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali and Bangladeshi nationalities, and 58 minor injuries among Emirati, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese and Afghan nationals,” the Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry expressed its full readiness to address any threats and stressed that the safety of citizens, residents and visitors remains a top priority that cannot be compromised.
Later, the Foreign Ministry of UAE announced that the country has decided to shut down its Embassy in Tehran and recall its Ambassador along with all other diplomats in protest against the Iranian attacks.
