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UAE to send 12 planes to patrol Libya no-fly zone
Updated: 2011-03-25 15:02
(Agencies)
DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates will send 12 planes to take part in operations to enforce the no-fly zone in Libya, the state news agency said on Friday.
The statement said the UAE planes would be an extension of the Gulf Arab state's humanitarian operations in Libya.
Qatar has already contributed two fighters and two military transport planes to the coalition enforcing the no-fly zone.
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