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UAE: Moroccan contractor, not Emirati soldier, killed in Iran attack on Bahrain
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
After earlier reports that an Emirati soldier was killed in an Iranian attack in Bahrain, the UAE’s Defense Ministry says that it was a Moroccan national working as a contractor for the UAE who was killed during “a routine mission.”
Five UAE soldiers were also hurt, says the Defense Ministry.
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