A young Irish man who is stranded in Doha along with this twin brother has said he thought his "world was going to end" as waves of missiles exploded over Qatari capital.
Christian Walsh, 19, said he and his brother Killian are still in Doha after their connecting flight to Dublin from Thailand was cancelled on Saturday.
The twins were returning from a family holiday. Their parents are still in Thailand.
Speaking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Christian said he is anxious and desperate to get home.
He described seeing missiles being intercepted in the skies above them as they travelled in a taxi from the airport to their hotel.
"We were going down the motorway" and saw "the missiles getting intercepted," Christian said, adding that when the taxi driver explained what was happening he was in "pure shock".
"It took me about 35 minutes to actually just calm, calm down a bit. Like ... it had me very anxious," he said.
"It was a very stressful, anxious whole day," Christian said.
After reaching the hotel he went to his room to sleep but was woken by loud explosions.
"I just wanted to sleep. But about maybe about 3am, we heard a few missiles being intercepted nearer to the hotel," he said.
"It's just like I was very stressed at that point. I thought my world was going to end pretty much," Christian said.
"I was just very stressed ... my heart was pounding. Then I eventually fell back asleep and then it was all fine," he added.
Christian said his brother is doing well.
"It's great that we have each other. Definitely, it would be a lot harder if it was just like, say, one of us."
Christian said there has not been any additional information from his airline.
"We're just in the hotel room, chilling out, just trying to forget about it. We were just watching 'Ted' the movie, just to, you know, something to laugh at, you know?" he said.
He said both brothers had registered with the Irish Embassy and that he hopes they will get home to Clondalkin in Dublin soon.
"My biggest hope would be just to be back home soon. You know, when I heard the bomb, I was only thinking about how precious the word home is, how sacred it is. All I want is my home...I just want to see my family and friends," Christian said.
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