Sri Lanka, June 24 -- Sri Lankan citizens in Qatar have been advised to stay indoors, remain vigilant and closely follow the advice issued by the government of Qatar, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Qatar stated.

Accordingly, the Sri Lankan Embassy requested Sri Lankans to monitor and act on security updates and advisories issued by Qatari authorities in relation to the on-going Iran-Israel conflict.

The statement has been issued after Iran's military yesterday said it had carried out a "devastating and powerful" missile attack on the Al Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar, after explosions were heard across the Qatari capital following Tehran's threat to retaliate for U.S. airstrikes.

Iran had issued threats to retaliate against the United States a...