Passengers rushed to evacuate one of the world’s busiest airports on Sunday after a reported Iranian strike, as Tehran hit out at travel hubs in US-friendly Gulf states.
Dramatic footage shows people fleeing a smoke-filled passageway at Dubai International Airport, where officials confirmed four staff had been injured.
Airport officials did not say what sparked the evacuation. But aviation sources told the Reuters news agency that an overnight Iranian attack damaged one of the terminals at the airport.
Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, is the biggest tourism and trade hub in the Middle East. Its airport is one of the world’s busiest, serving as a home base for Emirates, a…