Death toll from Houthi missile strike risen, says UAE Armed Forces The last of the bodies of UAE service personnel killed in the Houthi missile strike have **w been repatriated (Photo courtesy of WAM) The Death toll of Emirati military personnel from a Houthi attack has risen to 52, the UAE national news agency has reported. WAM said on Saturday that the bodies of all those killed in the missile strike on an ammunitions depot have **w been repatriated to the UAE. The report said: “The arrival of bodies of all martyrs of the homeland completed today [Saturday] at the Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, after their identification in the Saudi Arabia. “The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces an**unced that a total of 52 UAE soldiers were martyred last Friday in Yemen. A special military ceremony was held while receiving the bodies of the martyrs at the airport. “A number of senior Armed Forces ******rs attended the event.” Initially, the Death toll of UAE military personnel was reported as 45. It was reported that 22 soldiers, all of whom were part of the Saudi-led coalition ‘Restoring Hope’, were killed when a Houthi missile struck the depot. A further 23 died later as a result of their injuries. WAM did **t say whether the seven new fatalities died during the attack or afterwards. A three-day period of mourning was an**unced following the attack. UAE fighter jets have been striking Houthi rebel positions in the last week, including fresh assaults on Thursday and Friday. [email protected]
09-13-2015, 02:11 PM
Death toll from Houthi missile strike risen, says UAE Armed Forces
The last of the bodies of UAE service personnel killed in the Houthi missile strike have **w been repatriated (Photo courtesy of WAM) The Death toll of Emirati military personnel from a Houthi attack has risen to 52, the UAE national news agency has reported. WAM said on Saturday that the bodies of all those killed in the missile strike on an ammunitions depot have **w been repatriated to the UAE. The report said: “The arrival of bodies of all martyrs of the homeland completed today [Saturday] at the Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, after their identification in the Saudi Arabia. “The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces an**unced that a total of 52 UAE soldiers were martyred last Friday in Yemen. A special military ceremony was held while receiving the bodies of the martyrs at the airport. “A number of senior Armed Forces ******rs attended the event.” Initially, the Death toll of UAE military personnel was reported as 45. It was reported that 22 soldiers, all of whom were part of the Saudi-led coalition ‘Restoring Hope’, were killed when a Houthi missile struck the depot. A further 23 died later as a result of their injuries. WAM did **t say whether the seven new fatalities died during the attack or afterwards. A three-day period of mourning was an**unced following the attack. UAE fighter jets have been striking Houthi rebel positions in the last week, including fresh assaults on Thursday and Friday. [email protected]
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