Body of martyr arrives in UAE

A military ceremony was held today (Tuesday) at Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi for the arrival of the body of martyr Khamis Rashid Al Abdouli, who died in Germany on Sunday from injuries he sustained in an incident in Marib in September during the Saudi-led Operation Restoring Hope in Yemen.

The soldier was receiving treatment at a hospital in Germany.

Following the ceremony, an army helicopter airlifted the body to his family in the Emirate of Fujairah.

A number of senior armed forces officers attended the official military ceremony.
 

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