Drone strike triggers fire near nuclear plant in UAE

Authorities successful the United Arab Emirates, UAE, person said that a drone onslaught triggered a occurrence adjacent a atomic powerfulness presumption successful the emirate of Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

The Ministry of Defence stated this, stressing that the drone that targeted the installation was 1 of 3 that entered the state from the occidental borderline direction.

According to the ministry, the projectile struck an electrical generator extracurricular the interior perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant successful the Al Dhafra area.

“Investigations are ongoing to find the root of the attacks, and updates volition beryllium disclosed upon completion of the investigations,” the ministry said.

DAILY POST reports that the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant began operations successful 2020 and is 200 kilometres (120 miles) westbound of the UAE’s superior Abu Dhabi, adjacent the borders with Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

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