A drone struck the US embassy in Baghdad, an Iraqi security official said, as an AFP journalist saw smoke rising from the complex.
A building in Dubai’s financial hub has been hit by debris from an intercepted attack. This is the second such attack in less than 24 hours as the US-Israel-Iran war enters day 15. No fire occurred, and no injuries were reported.
“Authorities confirmed that the incident caused by debris from a successful interception, which struck the facade of a building in central Dubai, has been fully contained,” Dubai Media Office informed via post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
Authorities confirmed that the incident caused by debris from a successful interception, which struck the façade of a building in central Dubai, has been fully contained. No fire occurred and no injuries were reported.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 14, 2026
On Friday, the facade of a building in central Dubai was hit by debris from an interception. An AFP correspondent saw the damaged building in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) after hearing the bangs.
“I jumped out of bed — that was the loudest sound I’ve ever heard,” one of the witnesses living close by told AFP, requesting anonymity.
“It was so loud, I was so sure when I looked out the window that it was going to be something catastrophic… The ground shook,” they added.
Another AFP correspondent described hearing a huge double blast that rattled buildings and left a large cloud of black smoke hanging over the central district.
On the sidelines, a drone struck the US embassy in Baghdad, an Iraqi security official said, as an AFP journalist saw smoke rising from the complex.
“A drone hit the embassy,” the official said, with a second security source confirming that an attack had targeted the diplomatic mission.