Mohammed bin Zayed condoles death of Emirati boy

Al Ain - 12-year-old Saeed fell to his death on November 3 while trying to raise the UAE flag on the roof of his villa.

A young Emirati boy has tragically died while marking UAE Flag Day at his home on Thursday (November 3) evening.
According to local reports, 12-year-old Saeed Khalfan Humid Al Nuaimi had climbed up to the roof of his two-floor villa in Al Ain, against his mother's instructions, and fell from the roof.
Recounting the incident, the Umm Ghafa-based family said that young Saeed insisted on flying the flag from the roof top and took a wooden chair to help him put up the flag, without asking his mother. He fell from the roof after losing his balance on the way down.
Saeed - the fifth child among nine - died on the spot due to a head injury, the family added.
His other siblings and mother were sitting together when the unfortunate incident took place.
"He was so eager to express his love for UAE that he wanted to place the flag where people could clearly see the flag," despite the mother asking him to place on the door, the family added.
His family says Saeed's death is an honour as he died while he was raising the flag of UAE.
"This is a medal and honour" and added that they were ready to die for their country.
Al Ain Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
The boy's funeral prayers were held at a mosque in Al Ghafa area and he was buried after Friday prayers in Al Ghafa graveyard.
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His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said that the overwhelming love that beats in the hearts of our people - young and old - to the country and the flag, was a source of pride.
In a tweet on his official Twitter handle, Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed said: "In the midst of our celebration of the Flag Day, we received with grief, the news of the fall of one of our children."
"I express my grief to the family of Saeed and urge all the parents and others to take care of the safety. It is a good thing to celebrate the Flag Day and the hands which hold our flag high are really blessed." Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed also urged people to take safety measures while celebrations.