5 Indians among 12 injured after debris due to interception falls in Abu Dhabi

Five Indians and seven others were injured by the falling debris of an intercepted projectile in UAE's Abu Dhabi on Friday, according to authorities. The debris from the aerial interception fell in the city's Ajban area, Abu Dhabi's Media Office said.

All five Indian citizens sustained only minor injuries, the government agency said. The remaining people who were injured in the incident are all Nepali nationals. The injuries were announced hours after a fire, caused by interception debris, was reported at a gas facility in the same area. One of the seven Nepali citizens has been severely wounded, the media office added.

"As part of the ongoing follow-up to the previously reported incident in the Ajban area caused by falling debris following the successful interception by air defence systems, authorities confirm that the incident has resulted in minor to moderate injuries sustained by 6 individuals of Nepali nationality and 5 individuals of Indian nationality, and one major injury sustained by an individual of Nepali nationality," it said in a post on X.