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ABU DHABI: A drone strike on Sunday triggered a fire near a nuclear power station in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, authorities said, reporting no injuries or impact on radiation levels.
However, the UAE condemned the unprovoked attack, calling it “a dangerous escalation” and claiming that the country reserved the right to respond.
The UAE’s ministry of defence said the drone that targeted the facility was one of three that “entered the country from the western border direction”. It added that two other drones had been “successfully” dealt with.
The projectile struck “an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra area”.
