Drone strike temporarily suspends flights at Dubai International Airport

Sebastian Ujică

March 16 (UPI) -- Dubai officials temporarily suspended all flights at the city's international airport Monday morning, as the United Arab Emirates was defending itself against a barrage of Iranian drone and missile strikes. A drone fired by Iran caused a fire to erupt from a fuel tank in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport, the Dubai Media Office said in a statement , prompting civil defense teams to deploy to the site. No injuries were reported, and the fire was brought under control,