Iran-backed rebels launch 'drone attack' on Abu Dhabi as tankers explode

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A DRONE attack on Abu Dhabi has led to three oil tankers exploding and a fire at the airport, police have said. Responsibility for the attack has been claimed by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels w…

A DRONE attack on Abu Dhabi has led to three oil tankers exploding and a fire at the airport, police have said.

Responsibility for the attack has been claimed by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels who are reportedly equipped with 'kamikaze drones' supplied by Tehran.Abu Dhabi police said three fuel tankers had exploded in the industrial Musaffah area near storage facilities of oil firm ADNOCThe UAE has been at war in Yemen since early 2015, and was a key member of the Saudi-led coalition that attacked the Houthis after the group overran the capital.

Senior Houthi figure Mohamed al-Bukhaiti said the strike followed a deal between UAE and Saudi Arabi and promised there would be more attacks.Iran is secretly buying parts for killer drones from China and selling them on to Tehran-backed militias to carry out terror strikes on Western targets. The drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles , are controlled remotely by pilots who can wreak havoc from miles away.

According to a report by the National Council of Resistance of Iran - which has sources within the secretive state - the Islamic Republic's armed forces export the killing machines to Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.

 

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