Chinese jets harass PH patrol aircraft

by Agence France-Presse - Franco Jose C. Baroña - Javier Joe Ismael

Aug 11, 2024 12:23 am

(UPDATES) THE Philippine military on Saturday accused China's air force of 'dangerous and provocative actions' against one of its planes patrolling over a disputed South China Sea reef.

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said a Philippine Air Force (PAF) NC-212i aircraft was conducting a routine maritime patrol over Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) on Aug. 8 when two Chinese fighter jets executed a dangerous maneuver at around 9 a.m. and dropped flares in the path of the NC-212i.

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