DUBAI, March 14, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A building in Dubai's financial district was hit by debris from an intercepted attack Friday, witnesses and an AFP journalist saw, days after firms evacuated the area as Iran threatened US and Israeli-linked economic targets. On Wednesday, US banking giant Citi, consultancies Deloitte and PwC, as well as other firms closed their offices or told employees to leave, mainly in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), sources told AFP. Iran's threats sparked concern at the heart of the Middle East's top financial hub, home to international companies and multi-billion dollar businesses. An AFP correspondent also saw the damaged building in 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.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 14, 2026 15:35 UTC