US Warns American Citizens in UAE of ‘Possible Strike’ After Overnight Explosion

US Warns American Citizens in UAE of ‘Possible Strike’ After Overnight Explosion
General view of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 3, 2019. Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo/Reuters
Isabel van Brugen
Updated:

The U.S. Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned U.S. citizens of “reports of a possible missile or drone strike” over Abu Dhabi as the UAE blamed an overnight blast on a gas cylinder explosion.

The UAE’s state news agency reported on Feb. 9 that Abu Dhabi Civil Defense teams put out a fire caused by a gas container explosion in a building on Hamdan Street and that there were no injuries resulting from the blast.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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