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Ballistic missiles intercepted over Abu Dhabi; U.S. State Department issues alert
CNBC ^

Posted on 01/24/2022 6:14:01 AM PST by EBH

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates intercepted two incoming ballistic missiles over its capital Abu Dhabi early Monday morning, state media agency WAM reported.

“The Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that its air defence forces had intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles targeting the UAE, which were fired by the Houthi terrorist militia,” the agency said.

The ministry confirmed that there were no casualties from the attack, and that “fragments of the ballistic missiles fell in different areas” around Abu Dhabi.

Residents in Abu Dhabi recounted being woken up by the sound of blasts, with some telling CNBC they initially thought it was thunder. Videos shared on social media showed streaks of light shooting across the Abu Dhabi night sky followed by the sounds of explosions, believed to be interceptor missiles. The footage has not been verified by CNBC but showed known features of the UAE capital.

Stock markets across the oil-rich region fell following the news,

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: houthi; iran; uae

1 posted on 01/24/2022 6:14:01 AM PST by EBH
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To: EBH

Install a retard as CinC of the world’s largest military and chaos follows. Who would have guessed?!


2 posted on 01/24/2022 6:16:15 AM PST by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: EBH

3 posted on 01/24/2022 6:16:31 AM PST by RomanSoldier19 (Res ad Triarios venit; )
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To: EBH

Our Cadaver-in-Chief will surely know just what to do.


4 posted on 01/24/2022 6:16:47 AM PST by Migraine
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To: EBH

As if anyone respects the State Department any more than they respect the CDC.
Or the White House.
Or the media.
Or the universities.
Hmmmm, methinks I detect a trend here.


5 posted on 01/24/2022 6:17:56 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: EBH

I still remember my teenage years when they told us Lresident Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars Defense was insane and impossible. Fact check: the left said it was impossible and they were lying.


6 posted on 01/24/2022 6:23:23 AM PST by WMarshal ("No war for communism")
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To: EBH

And who supplies the Houthis?


7 posted on 01/24/2022 6:24:40 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: EBH

I guess the Ratheon weapons system was worth what they paid for.


8 posted on 01/24/2022 6:26:37 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: EBH

Thanks, Brandon!


9 posted on 01/24/2022 6:38:29 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong [FJB])
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To: EBH

OK. Tell me WWIII has not already started.


10 posted on 01/24/2022 7:06:52 AM PST by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: Don Corleone

Markets down sharply, twofold benefits to the Cabal, making the middle class poor and starting WWIII.. what will be the Trifecta?


11 posted on 01/24/2022 7:10:29 AM PST by Shady (The #JihadJunta is now a Dictatorship, there are no more “laws..”)
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To: brownsfan

Anybody guess where a bunch of rag tag rebels got ballistic missiles?

Let me just put a 4 letter word out there, begins with I and ends with r.


12 posted on 01/24/2022 7:11:41 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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To: Pete Dovgan

Or Iran


13 posted on 01/24/2022 7:15:18 AM PST by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: EBH; Roman_War_Criminal; SaveFerris

Ping


14 posted on 01/24/2022 7:17:52 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: Don Corleone

These are warm up laps. The real race is still 2-4 years down the road.


15 posted on 01/24/2022 7:24:42 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: Blueflag

Iran


16 posted on 01/24/2022 7:55:57 AM PST by DownInFlames (P)
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To: metmom

Taiwan
Ukraine
Iran
Israel
S Korea
Tonga
Australia
Canada

Now Arabia..

The world is on fire!


17 posted on 01/24/2022 7:58:26 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: DownInFlames

thx


18 posted on 01/24/2022 8:08:53 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: Don Corleone

I call it World War IV.

Vault-Tec: we’ll be there.


19 posted on 01/24/2022 3:18:09 PM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: metmom

Here we go...


20 posted on 01/24/2022 3:18:44 PM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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