Explosions could be heard across Doha on Monday evening, according to the AFP news agency.
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The attacks have been reported less an hour after Qatar closed its airspace over fears of Iranian retaliation against US airstrikes on its nuclear bases over the weekend.
The blasts could be heard in central Doha and in Lusail, the town north of the Qatari capital which hosted the 2022 World Cup final, and projectiles could be seen moving across the night sky.
Iran’s Tasnim news agency has said that Tehran has launched a missile operation called “Annunciation of Victory”, targeting airbases in Qatar and Iraq.
The White House and the US Defence Department are closely monitoring potential threats to Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, an American facility, a senior White House official has said.
“The White House and the Department of Defense are aware of, and closely monitoring, potential threats to Al Udeid airbase in Qatar,” the official said.
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