DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that Qatari fighter planeshad intercepted a civilian aircraft carrying 86 passengers aboard a flightbound for Bahrain, UAE state news agency WAM reported.
The agency added that the Emirati civilian craft had to take evasivemanoeuvres to avoid a collision. The Qatari jet is reported to have flownwithin 200 meters of the civilian aircraft.
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority said the maneuver worked justseconds before the collision of the aircrafts, endangering the lives ofthose on board.
“We will file a complaint with the International Civil AviationOrganization (ICAO) regarding this infringement,” they said.
“The threat of passenger safety in any way is unacceptable. The incident isa clear repetition of the threat to the safety of civil aviation and aviolation of international laws and conventions,” they added.
There was no immediate comment by Qatari officials on the accusation.