Russia accuses Western fighter jet of coming dangerously close to Russian plane over Syria

The Russian pilot had taken the necessary measures to avert a collision, TASS said.

Moscow: The Russian military has accused a Typhoon fighter jet from the US-led coalition in Syria of coming dangerously close to a Russian An-30 military plane over Homs province, the TASS news agency reported on Friday.

The Russian pilot had taken the necessary measures to avert a collision, TASS cited the military as saying. The incident as reported to have happened on Wednesday.