One Nepali national dead in Iranian drone attack in UAE

KATHMANDU: A Nepali national has been killed in an Iranian attack in the UAE on Sunday.

The Ministry of Defence of the UAE has confirmed the fatality.

“A total of 541 Iranian drones were detected, of which 506 were intercepted and destroyed, while 35 fell within the country, causing material damage. The incidents resulted in three fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali, and Bangladeshi nationalities,” the ministry said in a social media post.

Fifty-eight others suffered minor injuries. Those sustaining injuries are from Egypt, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, and Afghanistan, along with local Emiratis, according to the ministry.

The identities of the deceased have not yet been disclosed.