Dear colleagues:
One of our PPRuNe members lives in Doha. In the interest of personal security, their request was to not associate the following with their name, but to share it if I thought it would be of interest.
Here is what was sent to me via PM.
I live with my family in Doha and work at Al Udeid. It was obvious to us from about noon local time that something was up.
As the sun set I was manning a lookout on the roof of our house. I had come down for some water when we heard the first booms. I got my family under the stairs on the ground floor and kept watch on the roof.
I watched all but the first missile fly almost directly overhead and watched every Patriot launch and interception. We heard and felt every boom.
The closest intercept was probably about 5km away from our house and debris fell about 5-10km from our house.
My family were terrified. I was happier to be outside watching than staying indoors in all honesty.
Once we felt that the wave had finished we headed to a nearby basement with some supplies. Our car was ready with supplies and a full tank of gas but my judgment was that the roads would be chaotic and that the basement was better if there were further missiles.
This was not a fun experience and I encourage everyone to try to put themselves in the shoes of the people on the receiving end before they bang the drums of war.
I ask you
as a courtesy to our source to not engage in guessing or speculation of their
nom de PPRuNe.
Thank you all in advance.