A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft was reportedly intercepted by two Indonesian fighter jets on Saturday.
According to The Star Online‘s Nadirah H. Rodzi, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, nicknamed the Charlie C130, was flying over the Natuna Islands heading to Labuan, Sabah when the incident happened.
“Yes, we have received information that the flight was intercepted by two Indonesian jets. However, we do not have full details of the incident.
“We are in the process of getting the full report,” Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein was quoted as saying.
Hishammuddin added that such occurrences are normal and stressed that both countries have a good working relationship.
“I’m not worried as this is normal and it happens everywhere in the world. If there were any incidents between us, we can deal with each other diplomatically. We will not let any incident ruin our ties.
“Plus, I am very close to the Indonesian Defence Minister, Ryamizard Ryacudu. If I need to contact him, it wouldn’t be a problem,” he was quoted further.
According to The Star, the Indonesian jets were reportedly only notifying the aircraft that it had entered Indonesian air space.
