France Confirms Russia Jet Escorted Three French Warplanes Over...

PARIS, Tour Côn Đảo từ Hà Nội May 12 (Reuters) - The French defence ministry said on Wednesday that a Russian jet had escorted three French military planes over the Black Sea on Tuesday and Tour Côn Đảo on Wednesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, Russia's Defence Ministry was cited by Interfax news agency as saying that Russia had scrambled a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet to escort three French airforce planes - two fighter jets and Tour Du lịch Côn Đảo a refuelling aircraft - over the Black Sea.

(Reporting by Tangui Salaun, Writing by Dominique Vidalon; editing by John Stonestreet)