Iran yesterday demanded that Qatar launch three of Tehran’s pilots whose plane went down early within the West Asia conflict, although the Gulf state denied it was detaining them.
Iran had beforehand reported one pilot killed and others lacking after a sortie to Qatar in March, however information of their alleged seize was not publicised on the time.
“Three Iranian pilots have been captured alive by Qatari forces after their Su-24 fighter jets crashed in the course of the conflict,” mentioned Common Mohammad Bagherzadeh of the Iranian armed forces, Fars information company reported.
“Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian and Omran Behraveshian have been held by Qatari forces for six months,” he mentioned in a letter addressed to the Worldwide Committee of the Purple Cross.
– AFP
