The US said Thursday it had intercepted an Iranian passenger plane as it flew over Syria, after Iranian state television accused Israel of being behind the
operations in the Middle East, said an"F-15 on a routine air mission... conducted a standard visual inspection of a Mahan Air passenger airliner at a safe distance of approximately 1,000 meters from the airliner.", the F-15 safely opened distance from the aircraft," Centcom said.Thestatement came after IRIB television channel aired amateur footage of passengers on board screaming as the Mahan Air jetliner appeared to change course suddenly.
Another video apparently shot on a phone appeared to show at least two fighter jets flying beside the plane., the Zionist regime fighter jet approached the Mahan Airlines plane," IRIB's website reported. "After this dangerous action by the Israeli fighter, the pilot of the commercial plane quickly reduced the altitude of the flight to avoid colliding with the Israeli fighter, injuring several passengers on board.
The plane, which had been en route from Tehran, continued on to Beirut as scheduled after the incident, the sources added.since the start of the country's civil war in 2011. It has targeted Syrian government troops, allegedly allied Iranian forces and fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah, claiming its goal is to end Tehran's military presence in
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