Shrestha from Gorkha killed in Iran’s attack

March 2, 2026

(Explosions hit the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, on Saturday. Photo: AFP)

GORKHA:- Diwash Shrestha of Borlang Thanti, Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality-7, in Gorkha, was killed in an attack by Iran in the United Arab Emirates.

According to the Nepali Embassy in Abu Dhabi, the 29-year-old Shrestha died on Sunday. He was working as a security guard for a Middle East company. He died while attempting to deactivate a drone at Zayed International Hospital in Abu Dhabi.

The embassy said it will facilitate the repatriation of his body to Nepal.

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