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US says Russian plane hit one of its drones with flare over Syria

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US Air Forces Central said a Russian fighter aircraft hit a US drone with a flare while flying dangerously close in the skies over Syria on Sunday.

“One of the Russian flares struck the US MQ-9, severely damaging its propeller,” the US Air Force said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Fortunately, the MQ-9 crew was able to maintain flight and safely recover the aircraft to its home base,” the statement added.

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