Washington (CNN) A Venezuelan fighter aircraft recently made an "unsafe approach" to a US Navy aircraft flying in international airspace, "endangering the safety of the crew and jeopardizing" the aircraft's mission, the US military said Sunday. In a Sunday tweet, the Southern Command said the incident happened in international airspace over the Caribbean Sea. 1 of 2 JUST RELEASED #Venezuela SU-30 Flanker "aggressively shadowed" a U.S. EP-3 aircraft at an unsafe distance July 19, jeopardizing the crew & aircraft. pic.twitter.com/edjmPqXbmP — U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) July 21, 2019Venezuela's military weighed in Sunday, denouncing the US aircraft for violating "security of air operations and international treaties." As the US aircraft did not comply with such protocols, it was forced to vacate (the Venezuelan airspace)."

Source: CNN July 21, 2019 17:03 UTC