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Family Stranded in Dubai Mistook Missiles for Shooting Stars During Beach Holiday

The Chapman family mistook missile interceptions for shooting stars amid ongoing strikes that have stranded 100,000 British holidaymakers and disrupted flights in the Middle East.

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Blaine Chapman from Bingham was celebrating his partner's 40th birthday at Al Marjan Island resort when they witnessed intercepted missiles lighting up the night sky

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Quebec Family Blocked in the United Arab Emirates: "My Son Thought We Were Going to Die when We Saw the Missiles"

The trip to Dubai by a 10-year-old Quebec woman and her boy has turned into a drama since they saw missiles cracking the sky.

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‘No one knows what to do’: Brits stranded in Dubai tell of their fears

Holidaymakers describe total confusion and hearing missiles overhead - while for others, there is trust in the government and business and usual

·London, United Kingdom
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Family see terrifying missiles on Dubai holiday after thinking they were 'shooting stars'

Blaine Chapman from Bingham was celebrating his partner's 40th birthday at Al Marjan Island resort when they witnessed intercepted missiles lighting up the night sky

·Ireland
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Family stranded in Dubai mistook missiles for shooting stars during beach holiday

Blaine Chapman from Bingham was celebrating his partner's 40th birthday at Al Marjan Island resort when they witnessed intercepted missiles lighting up the night sky

·Liverpool, United Kingdom
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British family in Dubai thought they saw shooting stars - they were missiles

Blaine Chapman from Bingham was celebrating his partner's 40th birthday at Al Marjan Island resort when they witnessed intercepted missiles lighting up the night sky

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'People are still swimming and sunbathing while fighter jets fly overhead'

The Bingham family are 'stuck' in a Dubai hotel

·Manchester, United Kingdom
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Nottingham Post broke the news in Nottingham, United Kingdom on Monday, March 2, 2026.
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