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'Sobrang nakakatakot': OFWs in Qatar in shock after witnessing missile strikes

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Maxxy Santiago

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QATAR — Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in Qatar expressed on Tuesday fear of getting caught in the crossfire as Iran launched missiles targeting US bases in the country.The OFWs shared their experiences in disbelief, saying they never expected to witness something like that in their stay in Qatar.&quot;Sa 8 years ko dito sa Doha, Qatar, kagabi lang ako nakakita ng gano&#x27;n. Sadyang nakakatakot. Nanginig &#x27;yung bahay, lumabas po ako at pagkalabas ko nakita ko &#x27;yung missile. Kitang-kita ng dalawa kong mata,&quot; Zandra Bobis, an OFW in Qatar said.Meanwhile, another OFW shared that she and her cousin were supposed to have a night out together but was cut short due to the explosions they heard.&quot;Kagabi hindi ko alam ang mararamdaman ko kasi palabas kami ng pinsan ko tapos biglang sunod-sunod &#x27;yung narinig naming ingay tapos nag-freeze kami,&quot; Qatar OFW Hazel Ann Lopez said.&quot;Nanginig ako sabay takbo papasok ng bahay. &#x27;Di ko alam ang maramdaman ko. Sa sobrang kaba ko, naiyak ako. Traumatizing para sa akin, ang iyak ko grabe,&quot; Lopez continued.Another OFW said they are still in shock after witnessing the missile strikes.&quot;Hindi ko akalain na makakakita [ako] ng missile sa buong buhay ko. Sobrang nakakatakot, nakakaiyak. Umuwi po ako nang mas maaga at habang nagbibiyahe ako, imagine mo may lumilipad na missile. Di mo alam kung tatamaan pero thank God napaka-strong ng Qatar at maganda rin ang pag-abiso ng embassy,&quot; OFW Zie Lanada said.Meanwhile, OFW Mark Nieves shared that he even thought that it might be his end after witnessing the missiles.&quot;First time ko ma-experience na gano&#x27;ng pangyayari na mapaulanan ng missile. Around 7:30, kitang-kita ko parang fireworks &#x27;yong anti-missile. Noong nakita ko &#x27;yon, [inisip ko,] ito na ba &#x27;yun,&quot; Nieveras said.Earlier on Tuesday, Israel said it had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran that had been announced by US President Donald Trump following a 12-day war.Qatar&#x27;s prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to the US-proposed ceasefire with Israel after Tehran fired missiles at an American base near Doha, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Tuesday.Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani spoke to the Iranians after a conversation with US Vice President JD Vance, the source said.The announcement followed Iran&#x27;s attack on the Al Udeid base in Qatar, the biggest US military facility in the Middle East, in response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. -- with Agence France-Presse

The OFWs shared their experiences in disbelief, saying they never expected to witness something like that in their stay in Qatar.

The OFWs shared their experiences in disbelief, saying they never expected to witness something like that in their stay in Qatar.