"When will this WAR end": Ameesha Patel shares ordeal after flight from New York to Mumbai diverted to Muscat due to missile strikes in UAE

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05 May 2026, 06:20 GMT+10

New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Actor Ameesha Patel on Monday night shared her distress after her New York-Mumbai connecting flight was diverted to Muscat following recent missile strikes in the UAE.

In a post on X, she wrote, 'On my way back to MUMBAI from NEW YORK on Emirates! As we were about to land in DUBAI the airspace closed in UAE due to fresh missile Attacks! We have now been diverted to MUSCAT n are awaiting further updates !! When will this WAR end !! Praying.'

The United Arab Emirates on Monday said that its air defences are engaged in dealing with missile attacks and incoming drones, which it said were from Iran.

The country also successfully engaged with four cruise missiles launched from Iran, one of which fell in the sea. Sharing the details in a post on X, the UAE's Ministry of Defence said that it continues to actively engage with missile and UAV threats as its air defence intercepts ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.

'The UAE's air defences are currently dealing with missile attacks and incoming drones from Iran, and the Ministry of Defence confirms that the sounds heard in various parts of the country are the result of the UAE air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. UAE Air Defence systems are actively engaging with missiles and UAV threats. MOD asserts that the sounds heard across the country are the result of ongoing engaging operations of missiles and UAVs,' the Ministry of Defence said on X. (ANI)

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