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Middle East Madness

Blair jet faced Israeli warplanes

BBC News
Thu, 22 May 2008 23:10 UTC

Israeli fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept a jet carrying former UK prime minister Tony Blair after its crew failed to identify themselves.

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Tony Blair has been the Middle East envoy for the Quartet for 11 months

Aircrew used the radio to explain who they were after the two warplanes adopted an attack position, prompting them to peel off and return to base.

Mr Blair was en route to Israel from a World Economic Forum meeting at Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt on Wednesday.

He is the Middle East envoy for the Quartet of major powers.

Mr Blair has been in the role for the last 11 months.

A spokesman for the former prime minister said: "Mr Blair was one of a number of delegates on a flight back from the World Economic Forum in Sharm El Sheikh.

"We were not aware of any problem at the time, and have not been notified of any issue with the flight."

Israel's air defence system is one of the strictest in the world and warplanes are often scrambled for false alarms.

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By: Zemolo

Blair was en route from Sharm to Bethlehem...

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The former Prime Minister, who has served for 11 months as special Middle East envoy, was en route to Israel from a World Economic Forum meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh in neighbouring Egypt yesterday morning.

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The conference, which was in Bethlehem, aimed to attract up to £1billion to boost the Palestinian economy. Mr Blair represents the Quartet, comprised of the US, the United Nations, the European Union and Russia.

More than 2,000 delegates and would-be investors attended the conference, which some welcomed as a first step towards creating a viable Palestinian state.

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