Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent on Monday a cable of condolences Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the death of several members of the armed forces after a helicopter crashed during routine duty.
The helicopter suffered a malfunction and crashed in Qatar's territorial waters on Sunday.
King Salman extended his deepest condolences to Sheikh Tamim and the families of the victims.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sent Sheikh Tamim a similar cable.
Qatar on Sunday confirmed four of its military personnel and three Turkish nationals, including one serviceman, were killed on board the helicopter.
The interior ministry said in a statement rescue operations had been completed and a final seventh individual was confirmed dead.
Qatar's defense ministry named the victims as Captain Mubarak Salem Daway al-Marri, Sergeant Fahad Hadi Ghanem al-Khayarin, Corporal Mohammed Maher Mohammed and Captain Saeed Nasser Sameekh from the Qatari armed forces.
The ministry also identified Major Sinan Tastekin from the Qatar-Türkiye Joint Forces and two Turkish civilians, Suleiman Cemra Kahraman and Ismail Anas, as having been killed in the crash.
