"Manama - Bahrain denied a report in a Kuwaiti newspaper that one of its military pilots defected to Iran in a Bahraini Air Force F16 that went missing last month. "The information published in AL Qabas newspaper, citing diplomatic sources, concerning the loss of an F16 and a Bahraini pilot are baseless." an Army spokesman said.
The rest of the article covered the history of the incident and that a Brit company specialising in underwater salvage is still assisting in the search and recovery of the jet.
The Al Qabas newspaper reported on Thursday the 9th that the Bahraini pilot had feld and was seeking political asylum.
The plot thickens....
