Qatar denies its military planes intercepted UAE civilian aircraft


  • World
  • Monday, 23 Apr 2018

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar denied on Monday that its military planes had intercepted a civilian aircraft from the United Arab Emirates the day before, states news agency QNA reported, saying a UAE military plane had violated its air space at the time.

The UAE had said a plane carrying 86 passengers to Bahrain was approached by the Qatari aircraft, forcing its pilot to take evasive manoeuvres to avoid a collision.

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