(CNN) Tensions between Gulf neighbors Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) now appear to be playing out in the skies.

The UAE said Qatari fighter jets intercepted two Emirati commercial aircraft bound for Bahrain on Monday, an allegation Qatar denies.

The claim comes days after Qatar also accused UAE military jets of breaching its airspace, an allegation the UAE in turn denied.

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The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority called Monday's alleged Qatari interception "a flagrant and serious threat to the safety of civil aviation and a clear violation of international laws and conventions."

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