The agonising wait facing Brits trying to flee Dubai: Holidaymakers subjected to 22 hours of 'carnage' at airport before boarding one of the few flights home

The wave of bombings in the Middle East has struck fear into the hearts of Brits (pictured) living, working and travelling in the Emirati nation, who have found themselves stranded in a warzone.


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