UAE Ministry of Defence holds military funeral for nation's martyrs

The military funeral ceremony for the UAE's martyrs - Captain Saeed Al Balooshi and First Lieutenant Ali Al Taniji - took place on Tuesday.

They died following a helicopter crash due to a technical malfunction while performing their national duty, the ministry announced on Monday.

The ceremony, held at Zayed Military Hospital in Abu Dhabi, was attended by a number of senior leaders and officers from the Ministry of Defence, as well as family members of the two martyrs.

The Ministry of Defence extended its deepest condolences.

وزارة الدفاع تقيم مراسم جنازة عسكرية لشهيدَي الوطن

جرت في مستشفى زايد العسكري بأبوظبي مراسم الجنازة العسكرية لشَهيدَيِ الإمارات، النقيب سعيد البلوشي، والملازم أول علي الطنيجي، اللَّذَيْنِ انْتَقَلا إلى جوار رَبِّهِما إثر تَعَرُّضِهِما لحادث سقوط طائرة عمودية بسبب عطل فني أثناء… pic.twitter.com/6cHj83eFc8

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