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UAE Says Drone Strike Caused Fire Outside Barakah Nuclear Plant
No injuries or radiation release were reported, and the UAE said investigators were working to determine the source of the attack.
- A drone strike caused a fire near the Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, with no injuries or radiological impact reported, and the plant's vital systems continuing normal operations.
- The Barakah plant, operational since 2020, supplies about a quarter of the UAE's electricity and is the first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed grave concern over the drone strike and confirmed radiation levels remained normal at the plant.
- No group claimed responsibility for the attack, though regional tensions involve Iran suspected amid ongoing US-Iran conflicts.
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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.
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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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35% Left
L 35%
C 34%
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