Dubai - Dubai New Year Celebrations Despite Fire A Stark Contrast To Global Sentiment

A spectacular fire in one of Dubai's tall towers captured the world's attention on a New Year's Eve haunted by fears of terrorism. With a just few exceptions, however, the celebrations rolled on while fire still raged. The Dubai Media office declared on Twitter: "New Year celebrations in Dubai will continue as scheduled." The tweet was indicative of sentiments felt by many Indians bidding a weary and wary adieu to a 2015 marred by attacks that left nations reeling and nerves rattled. In other nations such as Bangkok, police flanked partygoers at the site of a deadly bombing months ago. In Germany, Munich police were worried about terror attacks. And in Paris, residents recovering from their city's own deadly attacks prepared for scaled-back celebrations. http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2015-12-31-New-Year's-Eve/id-92e5cf2512a441ee9fa3f18914e98c08 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com