US Jets Buzz Iranian Airliner Over Syria, Causing Injuries (VIDEO)
The passenger plane swerved to get away
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.
Moment coalition jets harassing Iranian civilian plane over the Syrian Iraqi borders. pic.twitter.com/skZtFDvLDN
— Majd Fahd 🇸🇾 (@Syria_Protector) July 23, 2020
Several passengers injured after fighter jet flies close to #Iranian airliner over #Damascus pic.twitter.com/78xXNwyaLz
— Press TV (@PressTV) July 23, 2020
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.
Look at that. pic.twitter.com/dK9QpIvIQc
— Woofers (@NotWoofers) July 23, 2020
Oh it’s an F-15 pic.twitter.com/kFLh0qLgLY
— Woofers (@NotWoofers) July 23, 2020
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
The bastards lost their mind
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..
Governments have no rights, just powers, and most American powers are criminal.
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.
An airliner can evade a fighter like a tractor-trailer can avoid a moron in a four-wheeler.