Qatar denies detaining three Iranian bomber pilots
Qatari authorities have strongly denied Iranian claims that three Iranian bomber pilots were captured and held following jet downing incidents in March, calling the statements misleading.
- Iran claims Qatar is holding three pilots shot down in March
- Qatar officially denies the detention and calls the statements misleading
- Qatar explicitly denies capturing Iranian pilots
Sources
- The Independent — Iran-US war latest: Qatar denies detaining Iranian fighter pilots after downing jets
- Deutsche Welle — Iran war: Qatar denies holding missing Iranian fighter pilots
- BBC — Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets
- Al Jazeera — Qatar denies it is detaining three Iranian bomber pilots