Bahrain’s swift decision to temporarily close its airspace during a regional security crisis demonstrated the kingdom’s high level of preparedness and the professionalism of its aviation sector, a top official has said.
Speaking about the incident during the Shura Council’s weekly session yesterday, Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa explained that air raid sirens were activated in Bahrain following what he described as a ‘treacherous attack’ by Iran targeting Qatar in June .
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