In the United States declared the prosecution by the military of Venezuela, its reconnaissance aircraft

This is reported in Twitter departments.

1 of 2 JUST RELEASED #Venezuela SU-30 Flanker “aggressively shadowed” a US EP-3 aircraft at an unsafe distance July 19, jeopardizing the crew & aircraft. The EP-3 was the mission of international airspace over #CaribbeanSea. pic.twitter.com/edjmPqXbmP

The account presents video and photos of the events of July 19.

The US command noted that by their actions, the military of the Bolivarian Republic "put at risk the lives of the crew" of the US aircraft.

In addition, they stressed that the United States military carried out a mission in international airspace over the Caribbean.

Earlier, the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense reported the discovery of a US electronic surveillance aircraft that violated the airspace of the republic.

Subsequently, an order was sent to Caracas to send interceptors to him. An American aircraft was escorted to the moment of departure from the region.

As a result of the incident no one was hurt.