French troops almost fired at Israel jets: minister | International News | Reuters.com:
"French peacekeeping troops in Lebanon recently came within two seconds of firing missiles at Israeli fighter jets that approached as if to attack them, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said.
Speaking to the lower house of parliament on Wednesday night, she said it was the latest in a string of incidents in which Israeli warplanes had 'adopted a hostile attitude' to French and German forces and added it was 'not tolerable'.
'A catastrophe was narrowly avoided by our troops,' Alliot-Marie said, according to a transcript of her comments. A foreign ministry spokesman said the events occurred on October 31."
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