UAE leaders condole with Saudi King over pilgrim deaths

The UAE's leaders have offered condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the death of those involved in a bus crash.

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to the Saudi King.

Similar messages have also been sent by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, as well as His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

Thirty-five people were killed and four others injured when a bus crashed with another heavy vehicle in Madinah province on Wednesday.