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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

‘You live in Dubai, aren’t you scared?’ How the UAE ‘safe haven’ tried to spin two weeks of drone strikes

Drones have crashed near Dubai airport, its harbour and the financial district. Flights have been cancelled, daily alerts warn residents to stay away from windows, and tourists are being arrested on suspicion of filming missiles.

But two weeks after the US-Iran war began, some corners of social media would have you believe it’s still business as usual in the emirate.

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