Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- At least one person has been confirmed killed in the UAE following missile attacks by Iran targeting US bases in the Middle East.

UAE authorities confirmed the death of a person of Asian nationality, saying shrapnel from an Iranian missile hit a residential area in Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital.

The Emirati defence ministry said in the statement that the UAE was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles, and that air defences successfully intercepted a "number" of them.

"The ministry condemned this attack in the strongest terms, stressing the state's categorical rejection of targeting civilian objects, facilities and national institutions, and emphasising that such acts represent a dangerous escalation and a cowardly act ...