Russian fighter jet fires flares at US drone in Syria
by Associated Press in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6D8TA)
Latest aggressive intercept by Russia in region sees drone damaged, a week after jet flew dangerously close to US aircraft
A Russian fighter jet flew within a few meters of a US drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the American aircraft and damaging it, the latest in a string of aggressive intercepts by Russia in the region.
A senior air force commander said the Russians attempted on Sunday to knock the MQ-9 Reaper drone out of the sky. It came just a week after a Russian fighter jet flew dangerously close to a US surveillance aircraft carrying a crew in the region, jeopardizing the lives of the four Americans on board.
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