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UAE Says Drone Strike Caused Fire Outside Barakah Nuclear Plant
The UAE said the fire hit an external electrical generator and did not affect plant operations, safety officials said.
- A drone strike sparked a fire at the $20 billion Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time the four-reactor facility has been targeted during the Iran war.
- Located in the far western deserts near the border with Saudi Arabia, the facility is the first and only nuclear power plant on the Arabian Peninsula, making it strategically significant.
- The UAE reported the fire broke out in an external electrical generator outside the perimeter, with all units operating as normal and no impact on radiological safety levels.
- No group claimed responsibility for the strike, while The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Amid recent attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, the Iran war threatens to collapse the shaky ceasefire and prolong the worldwide energy crisis as nuclear plants face increasing targeting.
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Anwar Gargash, an advisor to the President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, condemned today the "terrorist targeting" of a nuclear plant in that country.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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Drone attack starts fire at UAE nuclear power plant
No one claimed responsibility, and the UAE did not blame anyone for what it said was an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” It has recently accused Iran of launching drone and missile attacks as tensions have risen over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy waterway gripped by Iran, which is under a U.S. naval blockade.
·Washington, United States
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The Defense Ministry announced that it "successfully" confronted two drones, while a third hit a generator near the nuclear plant.
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