Four UAE soldiers killed, 9 injured on duty

Soldiers from the UAE Armed Forces demonstrate their skills during the “Union Fortress 8” military demonstration, at the Expo 2020’s southern area, in Dubai. (File/AFP)

• The soldiers died in “an accident while carrying out their duty in the country”

ABU DHABI: Four soldiers from the UAE Armed Forces were killed and nine others were injured in “an accident”, the country’s ministry of defense said Wednesday.  
The military statement, posted on the state news agency WAM, said the soldiers died in “an accident while carrying out their duty in the country” without mentioning further details.  
The injured were receiving the necessary medical care, the statement read.