- Title: Smoke over Abu Dhabi after reported missile interception
- Date: 28th February 2026
- Summary: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FEBRUARY 28, 2026) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS PROFANITY*** VARIOUS OF THE CHARLATANS, LEAD SINGER TIM BURGESS TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) THE CHARLATANS LEAD SINGER, TIM BURGESS, ON NOT GOING TO THE BRIT AWARDS BEFORE, SAYING: “Because we were nominated for the first, well, the one in 1990, for ‘Some Friendly’. And for s
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- Keywords: ABU DHABI IRAN IRAN CRISIS ISRAEL U.S UAE
- Location: ABU DHABI, UAE
- City: ABU DHABI, UAE
- Country: UAE
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001940128022026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Smoke was seen over Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday (February 28) after reported missile interceptions, following U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran.
The date and location of the video were confirmed from original file metadata. The buildings, road layout and vegetation matched file and satellite imagery of the area. Witnesses told Reuters that they heard explosions in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Several Gulf Arab states said they were targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the United States and Israel, bringing conflict to a part of the Arab world that prides itself on relative safety.
State media in the United Arab Emirates said one person had been killed in Abu Dhabi, but gave no details.
Loud booms were heard across Abu Dhabi, according to five witnesses including two Reuters correspondents. Some residents received a phone alert telling them to shelter in the closest secure building and stay away from windows because of missile threats.
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