DUBAI, 18 January 2022, (TON): Three fuel trucks exploded, killing three people, and a fire broke out near Abu Dhabi airport on Monday in what Houthi group said was an attack deep inside the United Arab Emirates.

The Houthi movement, which is battling a Saudi-led coalition that includes the UAE, has frequently launched cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, but has claimed few such attacks on the UAE, mostly denied by Emirati authorities.

State news agency WAM said “three people were killed and six wounded when three fuel tanker trucks exploded in the industrial Musaffah area near storage facilities of oil firm ADNOC.”

It said “those killed were two Indians and a Pakistani.”

Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar has confirmed the demise of a Pakistani national in today’s attack.

In a statement, he said that the Abu Dhabi Police have informed the Pakistani Embassy in Abu Dhabi about the demise of a Pakistani in the incident. He said “the embassy is in close contact with the UAE authorities for ascertaining more details in this regard.”