Aussie horse racing caller Darren Flindell reveals how he got caught up in Iran's missile attack on a US military base as he shares shocking video
Renowned Sydney racecaller Darren Flindell has found himself caught up in Iran's missile attack on a US military base in the Middle East.
Flindell, who is in Qatar's capital city, Doha, captured dramatic footage of missiles streaking through the night sky on Monday as the conflict in the region intensifies.
The racecaller, who is transiting through Doha on his way to Ireland, was at the Tropicana 360 rooftop bar when he noticed the missiles.
'You could see the lights coming in from the distance,' he told the Today show on Tuesday morning.
'At first it felt like sort of dull fireworks there, with a bit of rumblings going off and then it became very apparent that these were missiles are coming in.'
'And then the sky was really starting to light up with the interceptors coming through.'
Flindell described the whole experience as 'very unsettling'.
'I thought, well if this is it, I'm going out, I better record the moment so people know I'm here and this is what's happened, and it went on for about 10 to 15 minutes,' he said.
Flindell explained that it seemed like missiles were 'coming from all directions' during the harrowing episode.
'I remained fairly calm,' he said.
'We knew in the back of our minds that if the unthinkable happened, the target was always going to be the Al Udeid Air Base, which is about 40 kilometres out of the CBD here at Doha.
'It seemed like it was coming from all directions. It was coming in front, then it was coming from the side, and then the interceptors were coming from over the back of the building and it was getting really crazy.
'It must've been quite intense for about six or seven minutes and then it calmed down, and then it flared up again.
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