UAE Says 7 Killed, 145 Injured in Country Since War Began

The United Arab Emirates' ministry of defence has just published an update which lists the nationalities of those injured and killed following strikes by Iran.

It says a total of seven people have been killed. This includes two members of the UAE armed forces, as well as five civilians - they are foreign nationals from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and one Palestinian.

A further 145 people have been injured, ranging from moderately to severely. The ministry of defence says the list of those hurt includes citizens of Sweden, Turkey, Nigeria, India and Ghana, among others.

Since the onset of the war in Iran, the UAE says its air defences have so far engaged 304 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,627 UAVs.

(Source: BBC)