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25 April 2024

UAE martyrs laid to rest

The two pilots were buried on Friday (Shutterstock)

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By Wam

The UAE on Friday bade farewell to Lt. Pilot Saif Khalaf Saif Al Zaabi and Lt. Pilot Abdullah Ali Al Hamoudi, who were killed when their plane crashed during joint UAE - Egyptian military exercises.

The body of Saif Al Zaabi reached earlier today and a funeral prayer was performed by Sheikh Saeed bin Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Chairman of the Ruler's Office in Khorfakkan and Sheikh Haitham bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Deputy Chairman of the Ruler's Office in Kalba, senior armed forces officers and citizens.

Abdullah Al Hamoudi was laid to rest in Al Tuwaieen area after a funeral prayer performed by Major General Saif Musabah Al Musafri, Chief of Operations, at the GHQ of the UAE Armed Forces, senior officers and citizens.