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A Ugandan national is among those injured in Iran’s retaliatory attacks on the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Defence has said.
On Sunday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intensified drone and missile attacks on United States army bases across the Middle East following the killing of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and other commanders.
The incidents resulted in three fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali, and Bangladeshi nationalities,” the statement said.
The ministry further noted that 58 people sustained minor injuries during the attacks, including a Ugandan and other nationals from Egypt, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, and Eritrea. The names of the injured were not revealed by the Ministry of Defence.
Ugandan nationals are among those stranded in UAE hotels after flights were suspended.
The Permanent Secretary of Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Bagiire, issued a statement over the weekend saying the government is monitoring the situation in the Middle East with grave concern and advised Ugandans to suspend travel to the affected countries until further notice. Bagiire also advised Ugandans living in Iran to take serious safety precautions and leave if possible.
