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Iran claims Qatar holds 3 pilots; Qatar denies

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Iran has stated that three of its pilots, whose Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jets crashed in Qatar in March, are being held captive by Qatari forces. General Mohammad Bagherzadeh of the Iranian armed forces called on Qatar to release the pilots, identified as Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian, and Omran Behraveshian, who have reportedly been detained for six months without family contact. Qatar has denied holding any Iranian pilots. AI

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Iran claims Qatar holds 3 pilots; Qatar denies

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Iran urges Qatar to release pilots shot down in Middle East war

    Iranian authorities revealed on Saturday that three of Tehran’s pilots who went down early in the Middle East war were still being held in Qatar, calling on the Gulf state to release them. Iran had previously reported one pilot killed and others missing after a sortie to Qatar in…

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