Panic grips Doha mall as Iran targets US base in Qatar, video shows people scrambling to safety

A video showed civilians panicking and running at a mall in Doha. (Screengrab/X)

As Iran launched missile attacks on a US military base in Qatar to respond to US strikes on its nuclear facilities, explosions were heard in Doha, one of the most developed cities in the Middle East.

A video from a Doha mall showed people panicking. As Iran launched an attack, air defence systems were activated and sirens went off across the city. The widely-circulated video showed the moment the mall-goers began to panic and run. Men, women and children were all seen making a beeline for the exit.

The panic of Qatari citizens at the moment of the attack in a Doha mall. pic.twitter.com/HZCYRi8jZN

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According to a report by the Newsweek, the video was filmed at Villaggio Mall in Doha after Iran launched a missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base, which serves as the regional headquarters for the US Central Command.

The country shut its airspace along with Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE. The attack came in retaliation for the US bombing three nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend.