One of the two people killed in UAE's Abu Dhabi on Thursday by the debris from a missile interception was an Indian national, according to a message shared by Jordan's foreign ministry. Another Indian citizen and a Jordanian national were among the three people who escaped with injuries, it said.
The other person who lost their life to the falling debris was a Pakistani citizen, the communique issued by the Jordanian foreign ministry said. Jordan condemned the incident, calling it an Iranian attack.
The tragic occurrence took place in the Sweihan street of Abu Dhabi, per local authorities.
"Abu Dhabi authorities have responded to an incident involving falling debris in Sweihan street, following the successful interception of a ballistic missile by air defence systems," the Abu Dhabi Media Office said in a statement as the incident unfolded.
Several sites across the UAE, including energy infrastructure, have been targeted by Iranian drones and missiles since the outbreak of the current war between Iran and the joint front of Israel and the US.
So far, the UAE has reported 11 war-related deaths across the country, Gulf News said in a report.
The tally includes the latest casualties in Abu Dhabi. The nine deaths recorded earlier include three members of the UAE's armed forces.
Six people of Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi and Palestinian nationalities have also been killed till now, the Ministry of Defence of the UAE said.
On Wednesday, the ministry had said: "Since the onset of the blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have engaged 357 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,815 UAVs."
It said that a total of 166 people had been injured during the same period, with injuries ranging from minor to moderate and severe.
The injured included nationals of the UAE, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Comoros, Trkiye, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, Palestine, Ghana, Indonesia, Sweden and Tunisia, the ministry said.
Source: ANI