Iran condemns US jet fly-by of airliner, US says it kept safe distance
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Several passengers, some seen screaming and shouting, were injured in the flight manoeuvre over Syria as the airliner rapidly changed altitude to avoid collision, according to Iranian media.Its Central Command, which oversees American troops in the region, said the fighter was conducting a visual inspection of the airliner as it passed near the Tanf garrison in Syria, home to U.S. forces.
The United States has long accused Mahan Air of ferrying weapons for Iranian-linked guerrillas in Syria and elsewhere and imposed sanctions on the airline since 2011. Laya Joneydi, vice president for legal affairs, was quoted as saying by Iranian media that the US action was “harassment of a passenger plane” and a “clear violation of aviation security”.Lebanon’s powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, condemned the incident in a statement as a “terrorist act …that could have led to consequences of an unknown extent in the region”.Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the encounter might be linked to the upcoming US presidential election, state media reported.
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