An Indian citizen died in Abu Dhabi on Thursday amid the conflict in West Asia, said the media office of the United Arab Emirates.
A Pakistani national was also killed after debris from a ballistic missile, launched from Iran and intercepted by the UAE’s air defence systems, fell on Sweihan Street in the city, the media office said in a social media post.
It added that three persons were injured in the incident. They are of Indian, Emirati and Jordanian nationalities.
With this, seven Indians have been killed in the conflict so far.
On March 20, an Indian citizen died in Saudi Arabia.
On March 14, the Union government said that five Indians had been killed and one was missing, ANI reported.
The Indian diplomatic missions in Oman, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates are in touch with the authorities regarding the missing Indian and for early repatriation of the bodies of those who had died, the news agency had quoted Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem Mahajan as saying.
On March 2, the Directorate General of Shipping said that three Indian seafarers were killed and one was injured amid the conflict. It did not, however, provide details of the incidents that led to their deaths.
Two Indians were killed in a drone attack in Oman’s Sohar province on March 13.
The conflict in West Asia began on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran. Tehran has retaliated by launching missiles and drones at targets in the Gulf, including US bases, ships and major cities in the region.
Israel has been claiming that Iran is close to obtaining a nuclear weapon, which could alter the regional security balance. Tehran has long maintained that its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes.
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