India, Feb. 28 -- Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar on Saturday in retaliation for joint strikes carried out on its territory by Israel and the United States, sharply escalating tensions across the Middle East.

According to reports, one person was killed in Abu Dhabi as a result of the attack.

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In a statement, the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defence said the country had been subjected to a "blatant attack" involving Iranian ballistic missiles. It added that UAE air defence systems responded "with high efficiency," successfully intercepting a number of incoming pr...