Sharjah has reported that a fire broke out at its Khor Fakkan port after debris fell on the facility due to the interception of an unidentified object on Sunday 5 April.

In a social media post on X, the Sharjah media office reported that the incident resulted in several casualties, including one person of Nepalese nationality and three individuals of Pakistani nationality.

في إطار المتابعة المستمرة للحادث الذي تم الإبلاغ عنه سابقاً في ميناء خورفكان اليوم الأحد 5 أبريل، والناجم عن سقوط شظايا بعد اعتراض ناجح من قبل أنظمة الدفاع الجوي؛ تؤكد الجهات المختصة اندلاع حريق في الموقع وقد باشرت فرق الاستجابة للطوارئ التعامل معه بسرعة وكفاءة عالية، وتمت…

Last week, Sharjah reported a drone attack targeting the administrative building of Thuraya Telecommunications Company in the emirate’s Central Region.

No injuries were reported during that attack.

Meanwhile, the latest data from the UAE Ministry of Defence, released on 5 April, showed that air defence systems had engaged 50 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), nine ballistic missiles and one cruise missile.

الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية تتعامل مع الصواريخ الباليستية والجوالة والمسيرات الإيرانية.

UAE Air Defences engaged Iranian
Ballistic and Cruise Missiles and UAVs Attacks#وزارة_الدفاع #وزارة_الدفاع_الإماراتية#MOD#UAEMinistryOfDefence pic.twitter.com/UUIIE5o8MD

Cumulatively, authorities said 2,191 drones, 24 cruise missiles and 507 ballistic missiles have been intercepted since the onset of the war on 28 February.

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