Swiss Airbus, Military Jet in Near-Collision
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BERN, Switzerland — Swiss air force officials have halted some military exercises pending an investigation of the near-collision of a fighter jet and a Swissair plane with more than 110 people on board.
The Swiss air force Tiger jet came within 165 feet of the A-310-200 Airbus near the border with France on Thursday, said air force spokesman Hans-Rudolf Haeberli.
The planes were flying at 19,800 feet in clear weather about 8:45 a.m., officials said. Neither pilot apparently was aware of the approach of the other plane.
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