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Bodies of martyred servicemen arrive in UAE

Sunday, 15 September 2019 05:54

The bodies of six UAE servicemen who were killed while on national duty arrived at Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

They were flown into the capital in a UAE Air Force plane.

Several senior Armed Forces officers received the bodies at the airport, after which a special military ceremony took place.

The UAE Armed Forces had earlier mourned the martyrdom of the six Emirati servicemen who were killed in a vehicle collision while performing their national duty during operations in the field.

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