Russian fighter intercept of US recon plane deemed 'unsafe'
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Russian fighter flew within 50 feet of a US Navy reconnaissance jet over the Black Sea with full afterburners on, causing violent turbulence that knocked the American plane into a 15-degree roll, the US military said Tuesday.
US European Command Spokesman Juan Martinez said the maneuver by the Russian Su-30 jet in front of the Navy P-8A on Saturday is being treated as an "unsafe intercept."
Martinez said the P-8A was "conducting a routine operation in international airspace" at the time of the intercept.
