Dubai: The Authorities of Dubai Media Workplace (GDMO) has denied reviews of explosions in Downtown Dubai, calling the claims false and warning that authorized motion might be taken in opposition to media organisations that publish unverified details about the emirate.
In a press release issued on Thursday, July 16, on X, the GDMO stated reviews alleging explosions in Downtown Dubai had been inaccurate and urged the general public and media to rely solely on official sources for verified info.
The clarification adopted reviews by Reuters, which cited witnesses as saying they heard loud booms within the metropolis. Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB additionally quoted Arab sources claiming related sounds had been heard in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defence official had earlier instructed the Faytuks Community that no explosions had occurred.
Reuters later up to date its stay protection to mirror the Dubai authorities’s denial.
In a subsequent assertion on X, the GDMO stated authorized motion could be taken in opposition to media retailers that publish false information or unverified details about Dubai, in accordance with relevant native and federal legal guidelines.
The workplace reiterated that official authorities channels stay the only supply of correct info throughout creating conditions and urged the general public to chorus from sharing rumours or unverified reviews.
The statements come amid heightened regional tensions, throughout which unverified claims have unfold quickly throughout social media. UAE authorities haven’t reported any safety incident linked to the reviews.
