Several passengers injured after fighter jet flies close to #Iranian airliner over #Damascus pic.twitter.com/78xXNwyaLz— Press TV (@PressTV) July 23, 2020
A purportedly Israeli jet fighter that flew close to an Iranian airliner over Damascus, Syria, on July 23, 2020. Sputnik Screenshot/IRIB News
Reuters/Al Gemeiner: Two US Fighter Jets Approach Iranian Passenger Plane in Syrian Airspace
Two US fighter jets came close to an Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace, causing the pilot to change altitude quickly to avoid collision and injuring several passengers, the official IRIB news agency reported on Thursday.
The incident is likely to ramp up tensions between longtime foes Iran and the United States.
The agency initially said a single Israeli jet had come near the plane but later quoted the pilot as saying there were two jets that identified themselves as American.
The pilot of the passenger plane contacted the jet pilots to warn them to keep a safe distance and they identified themselves as American, IRIB reported.
Video posted by the agency showed a single jet from the window of the plane and comments from a passenger who had blood on his face.
The Iranian plane, belonging to Mahan Air, was heading from Tehran to Beirut and landed safely in Beirut, an airport source told Reuters.
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