Drone attack targets UAE’s Musaffah fuel tank terminal, no impact on operations

A fire broke out after Musaffah fuel tank terminal in the United Arab Emirates was targeted by a drone, without impacting its operations, Abu Dhabi media office said on Monday.“Abu Dhabi authorities have responded today to a fire resulting from the targeting of a Musaffah fuel tank terminal by a drone. The situation was promptly contained,” the office said.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.No injuries were reported.Abu Dhabi National Oil Company operates a facility in Musaffah from which fuel is transported by trucks, while a 1,600-kilometre pipeline network distributes finished products across the emirate of Abu Dhabi.Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis targeted the Mussafah Fuel Depot in 2022 during the group’s war with the Arab Coalition.Earlier on Monday, Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco shut its Ras Tanura refinery after it was hit by a drone in an apparent escalation on the third day of strikes across the region launched by Tehran in