"I saw a drone attack being intercepted. The wild part was that people were still out and about. The crowd in the mall just seemed unconcerned. They were so trusting of their safety. Since everyone was acting so normal, I went to the beer garden at the hotel. I had a drink while looking at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. I took a selfie, and just after that, I noticed something that looked like a shooting star, followed by a small explosion."
"Saturday morning, I woke up to news of the US attack. I was a little worried, but I figured that Dubai wouldn't be involved. I checked social media and started to see that Iran was attacking nearby Abu Dhabi. That's when my anxiety really started kicking in. Frankly, I was really scared."
Cody Greene, a 36-year-old business development manager from Tampa, arrived in Dubai Friday for a work conference. Saturday morning, he learned of US military action and Iranian attacks on nearby Abu Dhabi, causing significant anxiety. While shopping at a mall, he noticed locals remained unconcerned and trusting of their safety. Later at his hotel, Greene witnessed what he initially mistook for a shooting star but realized was a drone attack being intercepted by air defense systems. The hotel confined guests indoors, and Greene sheltered in his bathroom. By Sunday, after observing the government's missile defense system successfully neutralize threats, his fear diminished and he felt safe.
Read at Business Insider
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