Muscat – The Foreign Ministry has expressed Oman’s solidarity with United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its support for the measures it is taking to maintain its security and stability. It denounced and condemned the attack that targeted Abu Dhabi, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of civilians, and affirmed the sultanate’s firm position in rejecting violence and targeting civilians.

UAE called the attack a heinous one that triggered reactions from the world over.

Three people were killed in the suspected drone attack that set off a blast and a fire in Abu Dhabi on Monday, officials said, as Yemen’s rebels announced military operations in the UAE.

Two Indians and a Pakistani died as three petrol tanks exploded near a storage facility of oil giant ADNOC, while a fire ignited in a construction area at Abu Dhabi airport.

Police said ‘small flying objects’ were found at both places, suggesting the sort of attack.

‘Preliminary investigations indicate the detection of small flying objects, possibly belonging to drones, that fell in the two areas and may have caused the explosion and fire,’ the police stated.

(With inputs from AFP)