As the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran continues, a reported Iranian missile attack strikes the Fairmont The Palm hotel in Dubai, injuring four people. Now, a TikTok influencer is going viral after claiming she was just meters away from a luxury resort at the time of the attack.British content creator Will Bailey, who was visiting Dubai, shared a video on Instagram showing black smoke billowing into the sky above a luxury hotel as he relaxed at a nearby beach club. “It was a few meters away from us. Look at this,” he said in a video documenting the aftermath of the strike.Dubai’s media agency confirmed that four people were injured when debris from the strike allegedly fell on a hotel in one of the city’s most exclusive and wealthy areas.
Bailey, who had shared multiple videos from the city, later shared an update, adding that he and his friends had relocated to a location further away from central Dubai. “I can hear and see missiles overhead,” he added.One of his videos shows an Iranian missile or drone shot down over the Palm development area hours earlier. “It’s mental up there at the beach club. Look literally right above us. It’s insane,” he exclaims in the video. He added that the sounds of children’s and adult music could be heard in the background: “It was very loud.”The DMO confirmed the hotel fire is now “under control” after emergency services arrived at the popular resort. ” united arab emiratesair defense forces responded with high efficiency and successfully intercepted a large number of missiles. Officials also responded to debris that fell on residential areas. abu dhabiwhich resulted in significant damage and the death of an Asian national,” the Emirati Ministry of Defense said in an official statement.
