Russian fighter flies ‘dangerously’ close to US surveillance plane as air encounters over Syria escalate
The ‘dangerous’ close pass, which happened just before 7am GMT on Sunday, has been taken as an escalation of a string of close encounters between US and Russian aircraft in recent weeks.
The American crew involved were at the controls of a MC-12 twin engine aircraft on surveillance in support of counter Islamic State operations on the ground in Syria, officials said.On several occasions in the last two weeks, Russian fighters have flown close to US drones, setting off flares and forcing them into evasive manoeuvres.
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