PUTRAJAYA, April 23 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has extended his condolences to the families of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) personnel who were killed in the helicopter tragedy in Lumut, Perak, earlier today.
He hoped the affected family members would be given strength and patience to cope with the incident.
“I want to express my sadness over the incident. It not only deeply affects the families of the victims but also touches the hearts and feelings of all Malaysians,” Zahid said in a statement today.
He also hopes that the public will not spread videos of the incident to respect the families’ sensitivity and not disrupt the investigation process.
Earlier, RMN confirmed the loss of 10 of its personnel in the 9.32am tragedy, involving seven crew members of the Maritime Operations Helicopter (HOM-AW139) and three crew members of the TLDM Fennec.
It is understood that the incident occurred during fly-past training in conjunction with TLDM’s 90th anniversary scheduled early next month.
— Bernama
