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TASS: Russian fighter jet on October 10 approached US plane over Syria to identify it — ministry
The ministry also noted that Russian pilots often spot US planes and drones above Syria
MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. A Russian fighter jet approached a US aircraft on October 10 to identify it rather than to scare it, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday.
"On the way to the designated area our plane’s radar warning receiver (all of our planes have it) caught a signal from an unknown flying object. Our fighter made a turn and approached the object to a distance of two or three kilometers: not to scare somebody, but to identify the aircraft. After that Russia’s Sukhoi-30SM returned to the group to go ahead with the set task," Konashenkov said.
Update #1: Russia says its jet neared U.S. aircraft over Syria for identification: TASS (Reuters)
Update #2: Show me your ID: Russian Sukhoi Su-30 gets near US jet over Syria for identification (RT)
WNU Editor: Only 2 - 3 km apart .... it is getting crowded up there and both sides are definitely looking/tracking each other.
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