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Explosions rock Dubai as Iranian drone strikes causes buildings to shake in metropolis’s monetary centre: Live updates

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By SHANNON MCGUIGAN, NEWS REPORTER

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Explosions rocked Dubai as debris from intercepted Iranian drones caused damage to buildings at the heart of the city’s financial district.

Thick black smoke rose over Dubai’s skyline early Friday after what authorities described as a fire in an industrial area of the city-state.  

Dubai authorities confirmed debris fell during an aerial interception, causing minor damage with no injuries reported.

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Black smoke rose above Dubai earlier today following the drone attack in the financial district.

Earlier this week Dubai banks including Citi and Standard Chartered ordered workers to leave their offices after Iran threatened to target US and Israeli financial institutions in retaliation for an attack on one in Tehran.

Dubai buildings shake as Iranian drone strikes financial district

Explosions have rocked Dubai this morning after an Iranian drone struck the city’s financial district.

A building has been damaged in Dubai’s International Finance Centre by debris from a successful interception of an attack amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran.

Authorities confirmed there were no injuries during the latest attack on Dubai which has been repeatedly targeted with drones and missiles since the war began

A damaged building in DIFC Dubai, after debris from a successful interception caused minor damage to the facade, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 13, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
A damaged building in DIFC Dubai, after debris from a successful interception caused minor damage to the facade, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 13, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
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