- The airline announced on Monday that the two cabin crew had been killed in the attacks
- The death toll in Sri Lanka rose to 321 on Tuesday and includes many nationalities
DUBAI: The director general of 抖阴短视频n Airlines has paid tribute to the two cabin crew who were killed in Sunday鈥檚 terror attacks in Sri Lanka.
Cabin manager, Ahmed Zain Jaafari, steward Hani Maged Othman, were in one of the hotels when one of the attackers detonated his device on Sunday - a third crew member was slightly injured.
The two were initially unaccounted for, but on Monday night the airline released a statement confirming they had died.
In a statement issued to the airline鈥檚 staff and on the Twitter account on Tuesday, director general Saleh Bin Nasser Al-Jasser praised the two for their service to the company and country.
鈥淢yself, the entire management team and all of the team members of 抖阴短视频 Airlines are with very heavy hearts, filled with deep sorrow as the airline confirms that two of its cabin crew members have passed away in the explosions which took place in Colombo, Sri Lanka,鈥� Al-Jasser said in the statement.
鈥淓ach have a long tenure supporting the airline. These two gentlemen whole-heartedly served their country and SAUDIA with great pride and loyalty. All of us mourn for Ahmed and Hani, who are our brothers for eternity and our hearts are filled with pain for the indescribable loss that their families are facing.鈥�