The condolence meeting was organised by the Sudanese consulate-general in coordination with the Sudanese Club in Dubai on Thursday evening.

Sudanese Ambassador to the UAE Ahmed Siddiq and Consul-General in Dubai Issam Awad Mutwali attended the meeting, which saw friends and relatives of the crew members and Capt. Mohammed Ali, who steered the ill-fated cargo plane off the residential areas before it crashed. Ali was considered to be one of the finest pilots in Sudan.

Siddiq praised the efforts of Sharjah authorities and officials in
recovering the bodies and conducting investigations.

The Sudanese community also urge its government to take strict measures to ensure aviation safety.

Rashid Mohammed Al Amin, social secretary of Sudanese Club, said the Sudanese government should make aviation safety a top priority and take immediate measures to put an end to frequent air accidents involving old planes of the country.

With his eyes welling up, Mustafa, brother of Capt. Mohammed Ali, thanked the Sudanese community for their sympathy. He said the Sudanese Club in Abu Dhabi will hold a condolence meeting today.

“It is God’s will. We feel very sad for families of all victims,” he added.

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