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| Qatar fighter jet intercepts UAE passenger flight in international airspace, claims Emirati authorities | Qatar fighter jet intercepts UAE passenger flight in international airspace, claims Emirati authorities |
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| A Qatari fighter jet has intercepted a civilian airliner flying in international airspace on its way to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates has said. | A Qatari fighter jet has intercepted a civilian airliner flying in international airspace on its way to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates has said. |
| The incident affected a UAE flag carrier en route to the Bahrani capital, the country's civil aviation authorities were quoted as saying. | |
| Emirates and Etihad did not immediately respond to requests from The Independent for comment. | |
| The claim, published by UAE state-run news agency WAM, follows two complaints by Qatar to the United Nations about Emirati military aircraft allegedly violating its international airspace. | |
| UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority received "a message from one of the UAE's national carriers on Monday morning that one of its aircraft on a flight to Manama on a normal route had been intercepted by Qatari fighters”, WAM reported. | |
| GCAA described the incident as dangerous and a violation of international laws. | |
| It comes amid a blockade against Qatar by UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. | |
| More follows… | More follows… |