Russian Jet Fighter Nearly Collides with F-16

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    According to the Norwegian military, the plane that appears directly in front of the Norwegian NATO F-16 in the video is a Russian Mig-31, during an incident in which Norway scrambled two of its own jet fighters to intercept a Russian fighter jet flying in international airspace, but dangerously close to Norway. The Wall Street Journal reported the incident, and posted the video on Monday, saying that Norway's military declined to say when the potentially deadly encounter — in which the Russian fighter jet cuts off the F-16 like a bad driver on the freeway — actually occurred, only that it illustrated the growing risk from Russian jets engaging in hazardous fly-bys near NATO territory. Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1648774/russian-jet-fighter-video/