SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an Iranian projectile on Wednesday hit near its Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, and that all Australian defence personnel were safe. “There was minor damage to an accommodation block and a medical facility due to a small fire that was […]
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SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an Iranian projectile on Wednesday hit near its Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, and that all Australian defence personnel were safe.
“There was minor damage to an accommodation block and a medical facility due to a small fire that was created as a result of that projectile hitting on a road leading up to that base,” Albanese told reporters in Tasmania.
(Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; Editing by Himani Sarkar)