DOHA, March 14, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Blasts were heard in Doha early Saturday, according to AFP journalists, after Qatar's interior ministry said it was evacuating some key areas. The Gulf state's defence ministry said its military had "intercepted missile attack which targeted State of Qatar". In Lusail, north of Doha, police were also stationed at the entrance of the Qatar headquarters for US technology firm Microsoft. In the al-Gharafa area to the west of Doha, in the vicinity of the US embassy, some residents also received evacuation messages. Authorities had already vacated buildings around the American mission in Doha on 5 March after US embassies across the region were tageted by Iran.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 14, 2026 14:54 UTC