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There's a flare-up between Canberra and Beijing this morning after a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares dangerously close to an Australian Navy chopper.
— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) May 6, 2024
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#China tensions explode after #PLA warplane 'fires flares' intercepting #Australian helicopter
— Indo-Pacific News – Geo-Politics & Defense (@IndoPac_Info) May 6, 2024
Chinese fighter jets intercepted an Australian helicopter by "firing flares" near the aircraft sending tensions soaring as a disastrous collision was narrowly avoided.
China sent… pic.twitter.com/di2mM8t0nU
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Canberra accuses Chinese fighter jet of dropping flares dangerously close to Australian helicopter https://t.co/8zH9zJ6vaR
— Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) May 6, 2024
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Allegedly (according to this report):
— Ben Robson (@brobson_politic) May 6, 2024
– Incident occurred in Yellow Sea off South Korea
– Chinese jet fighter targeted an RAN Seahawk
– Incident occurred at ~7:30pm (AEST) Saturday
– RAN Seahawk helicopter was off HMAS Hobart
– Flares dropped ~300m in front & 60m behind…
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