Saudi Arabia denies Iraqi claims

Originally published March 18, 1999

Saudi Arabia, in letters to the United Nations secretary general and Security Council president, denied Iraqi claims that planes flying over Iraq took off from Saudi territory and rejected responsibility for any Iraqi claims for compensation, Gulf Daily News reported.

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