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Iranian airline refused landing in Beirut

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An Iranian airliner was refused permission to land at the Beirut airport on Saturday and returned to Iran. 

No Iranian aircraft is authorized to land at Beirut International Airport © Mena Today 

No Iranian aircraft is authorized to land at Beirut International Airport © Mena Today 

An Iranian airliner was refused permission to land at the Beirut airport on Saturday and returned to Iran. 

Earlier, Turkish media reported that the IDF breeched the Beirut Airport control tower's communications and threatened Iranian civilian aircraft to stay away.

By Antoine Khoury 

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