Grandson of UAE's first president among those injured in the accident
DUBAI - Members of the country's royal families and government officials expressed their condolences on Sunday to the kin of the four Emirati soldiers who perished in a helicopter crash in Shabwa province in Yemen.
Three other soldiers, including a grandson of the country's first President, were hurt in the accident and prayers were said for their speedy recovery.
WAM news agency reported that Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited the mourning tents of the martyrs on Sunday to offer condolences to the families.
Shaikh Mohammad expressed his condolences and sympathies to the families of the martyrs Mohammad Saeed Rashid Al Hassani in Fujairah, Jassem Saleh Al Zaabi in Ras Al Khaimah and Sameer Mohammad Murad Abu Bakr Al Beloushi in Ajman.
Shaikh Mohammad said: "We immensely appreciate their sacrifices in the battlefields for the sake of their country. When we take pride in our youth, the nation's martyrs come first, thanks to what they have given for their county and people, which reflect their true nature and values that they had inherited from their founding fathers."
Shaikh Nahyan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chairman of the board of trustees of Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Dr. Ahmad Mubarak Al Mazroui, secretary-general of the Executive Council, Mohammad Mubarak Al Mazroui, undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Lt. Gen. Juma Ahmad Al Bawardi Al Falasi, adviser to Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, also offered condolences alongside Shaikh Mohammad, according to WAM news agency.
On the other hand, Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, also expressed his condolences to the family of the fourth martyr Samir Mohammad Murad Abu Bakr. Shaikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, other shaikhs and officials paid their respects along with the Ajman Ruler.
Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, extended his condolences to the families of Al Zaabi and Abu Bakr.
Shaikh Saud, who was accompanied by Shaikh Saqr Bin Mohammed Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, prayed to Allah Almighty to grant their soul eternal peace.
Shaikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, likewise offered condolences to the family of tAl Beloushi while visiting the mourning majlis.
Those who also extended their condolences to the Al Beloushi family were Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, minister of culture and knowledge development, Mohammad Bin Ahmad Al Bowardi, minister of state for defense affairs, and Lt. Gen. Saif Abdullah Al Sha'far, undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior as well as senior officers.
Meanwhile, prayers were offered for the recovery of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 27, who was hurt alongside two others in the accident.
Sheikh Zayed is the grandson of the country's founding father. He has served in the elite Presidential Guard.
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