UAE leaders condole with President of Colombia over military plane crash

Wednesday, 25 March 2026 14:16

By ARN News Staff

His Highness President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego over the victims of a Colombian military plane crash.

A total of 69 people died when the plane crashed soon after takeoff earlier this week, the country's armed forces said in a statement on Tuesday, in an incident that injured 57 others.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also sent similar messages of condolences to the Colombian President.

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