Oil spill hits UAE beaches as tanker attacks multiply near Hormuz
An oil spill has affected beaches in Umm Al Quwain, with UAE teams deployed to contain the pollution. The spill follows a projectile strike on a tanker off the UAE coast that caused a fire, amid an increase in reported tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz.
UAE Umm Al Quwain oil spill tanker attack Strait of Hormuz
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