UAE President offers condolences to Emir of Qatar over helicopter crew martyrs

ABU DHABI, 22nd March, 2026 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, expressing his sincere sympathies over the passing of a helicopter crew following a technical malfunction that led to its crash in Qatari territorial waters.

The martyrs were members of the Qatari Armed Forces and the joint Qatari-Turkish forces.

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