(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah, this morning led funeral prayers for two of the three Emirati soldiers who died while serving their country on Saturday.
First Corporal Juma Jawhar Juma Al Hammadi, First Corporal Khalid Mohammed Abdullah Al Shehhi, and First Corporal Fahim Saeed Ahmed Al Habsi, lost their lives in the Saudi-led Arab coalition, Operation Restoring Hope in Yemen.
The prayers, which were held at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Ras al-Khaimah, were also attended by Sheikh Khalid bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed bin Saqr Al Qasimi, and a number of other Sheikhs, members of the armed forces, citizens and residents.
Earlier, the bodies of the three Emirati martyrs arrived at Al Bateen Airport onboard a military plane of the UAE Air Force and Air Defence, accompanied by a number of Armed Forces officers.
Senior Armed Forces officers and non-commissioned officers held a special military ceremony at the airport to mark the return of the bodies.
Yesterday, the General Headquarters of the UAE Armed Forces offered its sincere condolences and sympathies to the families of the three men.
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