![This undated photo made available by Emirates News Agency, WAM, shows late Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a son of Dubai's ruler and elder brother to the emirate's heir apparent. The United Arab Emirates state news agency WAM said Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, that Sheikh Rashid died of a heart attack at age 33.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"27","h":"27","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAewxbs.img?h=271&w=270&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1171&y=1211"}})
© WAM via AP This undated photo made available by Emirates News Agency, WAM, shows late Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a son of Dubai's ruler and elder brother to the emirate's heir apparent. The United Arab Emirates state news agency.
Dubai has announced a three-day mourning period after the 33-year old son of the Gulf emirate's ruler passed away, the UAE's official state news agency WAM said on Saturday.
Sheikh Rashid, son of the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, suffered a heart attack on Saturday morning, the agency said.
Mourners gathered for the funeral at the Za'beel Mosque in Dubai.
Sheikh Rashid was the eldest son of Sheikh Mohammed. Rashid's brother Sheikh Hamdan is the Crown Prince of Dubai.
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