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Lebanese PM trapped in mid-air during Iran attack on Qatar
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam was on a visit to Qatar. The plane carrying him was in mid-air. Suddenly, an Iranian missile attack occurred on a US military base in Qatar. Qatar temporarily closed its airspace as a precautionary measure. The Lebanese Prime Minister was also in extreme uncertainty about this. The incident occurred yesterday, Monday. Iran attacked the US Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Although there were no casualties, there was extreme uncertainty throughout the Middle East. Not only Qatar, but neighboring Kuwait and Bahrain temporarily closed their airspace.
Lebanese PM trapped in mid-air during Iran attack on Qatar
At that time, an adviser to the Lebanese government told the BBC about the uncertainty of the Lebanese Prime Minister. On condition of anonymity, he said that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is now in Bahrain. However, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority later said in a statement that the airspace had returned to normal. Kuwait and Bahrain announced that their airspace would be opened. Authorities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), have said that their airports are now fully operational.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam was on a visit to Qatar. The plane carrying him was in mid-air. Suddenly, an Iranian missile attack occurred on a US military base in Qatar. Qatar temporarily closed its airspace as a precautionary measure. The Lebanese Prime Minister was also in extreme uncertainty about this. The incident occurred yesterday, Monday. Iran attacked the US Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Although there were no casualties, there was extreme uncertainty throughout the Middle East. Not only Qatar, but neighboring Kuwait and Bahrain temporarily closed their airspace.
At that time, an adviser to the Lebanese government told the BBC about the uncertainty of the Lebanese Prime Minister. On condition of anonymity, he said that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is now in Bahrain. However, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority later said in a statement that the airspace had returned to normal. Kuwait and Bahrain announced that their airspace would be opened. Authorities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), have said that their airports are now fully operational.
