Residents took to social media to report seeing flashes in the night sky and hearing loud sounds. What they saw and heard was the UAE's robust defense systems intercepting and destroying the missiles.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that there were no casualties, and fragments from the missiles fell safely in different areas around Abu Dhabi.
As is the case when news reports like these emerge, social media and the internet are abuzz with information, some of them misleading and even fake.
The Ministry of Defence has urged residents to follow developments of the news from the UAE's official sources.
You could be fined up to 200,000aed for only sharing this fake news and not only the publisher.
So everyone must act with caution when they are online.
Source:Khaleejtimes