Abdullah bin Zayed offers condolences to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly State of Qatar on the martyrdom of a helicopter crew

During a phone call with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, extended his sincere condolences to the sisterly State of Qatar on the martyrdom of members of the Qatari Armed Forces, Captain Pilot Mubarak Salem Dawai Al Marri, Captain Pilot Saeed Nasser Samikh, Sergeant Fahd Hadi Ghanem Al Khayareen, and Undersecretary Arif Mohammed Maher Mohammed, The crew and personnel of a helicopter suffered a technical malfunction that led to it crashing into the territorial waters of the State of Qatar.

His Highness affirmed the UAE’s full solidarity with the State of Qatar in this painful affliction, expressing his sincere condolences to the State of Qatar and the families and relatives of the martyrs, asking God Almighty to bestow His mercy on them, and to protect the sisterly State of Qatar and its people from all harm.