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Old 15th Jan 2018, 15:52
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According to the Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of the flights intercepted today was EK837 DXB-BAH:

Bahrain condemns interception of Qatari fighter aircrafts against United Arab Emirates civilian flight to Bahrain

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemns that Qatar fighter aircrafts intercepted a civilian aircraft from the United Arab Emirates during its normal flight this morning (Emirates Flight No. 837) while flying on normal routes. It is a clear violation of the relevant international conventions and laws, in particular those of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the provisions of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation and its amendments of 1944.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms that this rejected hostile behavior by Qatar against civil aircrafts has become frequent in recent times and jeopardizes the safety of civil aviation and poses a threat to the lives of civilians.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses the Kingdom of Bahrain's full support for the UAE and its backing for all of its measures to maintain its security and stability, to stop these violations and to repel these breaches by the State of Qatar.
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FlightAware plot looks normal to me:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...420Z/OMDB/OBBI
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