US Jets Buzz Iranian Airliner Over Syria, Causing Injuries (VIDEO)

The passenger plane swerved to get away

US jets are of course in Syria’s skies illegally, in contravention of international law and common decency

An unknown number of civilian passengers on Mahan Air flight 1152 were injured on Thursday when a pair of US fighter jets approached it over Damascus, forcing the airliner to change direction to avoid colliding with the warplanes.

The abrupt change tossed passengers around, and several were injured in the process. The plane landed in Beirut, and after a stop-off returned to Tehran without incident. There is no word on the condition of the injured.

Reported earlier this afternoon, the US interception was initially reported as a single Israeli warplane, which would’ve been the latest in a string of Israeli incidents against Iranians. The airliner pilot, however, said he contacted the jets in question, and that they were Americans.

CENTCOM has confirmed as much, saying they intercepted the airliner “in accordance with international standards” [according to which they have no business being in Syria’s skies in the first place] to ensure the safety of US ground troops at the [illegal] al-Tanf base inside Syria.  They confirmed it was identified as a Mahar Air flight, but did not specify any contact.

The US has blacklisted and sanctioned Mahar Air, accusing them of smuggling arms. There was no indication this played a factor in the US intercepting the plane.

Source: Antiwar.com

5 Comments
  1. nick1111 says

    The bastards lost their mind

  2. Mary E says

    The US (especially the military) has no right, let alone invite, to be in Syria – the American taxpayers are paying for this illegal activity and it must stop…They are bullies and terrorists – the worst in the world..

    1. disqus_3BrONUAJno says

      Governments have no rights, just powers, and most American powers are criminal.

  3. V4V says

    Roughly, the U.S. has been at war or involved in military operations 222 years out of its 244 year existence. Nothing new, par for the course.

  4. disqus_3BrONUAJno says

    An airliner can evade a fighter like a tractor-trailer can avoid a moron in a four-wheeler.

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