WATCH: Drone hits Dubai International Airport before mammoth plume of smoke rises into sky

A drone has hit the perimeter of Dubai International Airport while a mammoth plume of smoke rising into the sky from a nearby building this morning.

A video appears to be filmed south of the international travel hub, with the explosion occurring near to one of the airport's terminals after an object fell onto one of the buildings.

There have been reports of multiple blasts in the area.

Before the explosion, flights were currently scheduled to operate despite Emirates Airlines announcing operations had been suspended earlier this morning.

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However, local authorities have paused operations again following the blast.

The Government's Dubai Media Office has announced: "For the safety of passengers, airport staff and airline crew, operations at Dubai International have been temporarily suspended."

Just yesterday, Airlines Etihad and Emirates confirmed a limited service would resume from the Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports over the weekend.

With regional airspace starting to open up again, Emirates - the largest airline across the Middle East - confirmed it hoped to restore full network operations.

Thousands of flights have been cancelled over the past seven days - leaving hordes of Britons stranded out in the holiday and business hotspot.

The Foreign Office has confirmed the latest Government-chartered flight to bring home Britons arrived home at Gatwick Airport overnight.

The jet took off from Oman's capital Muscat a day after the first flight landed at London Stansted on Friday morning.

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