Caracas/Washington, Sept. 6 -- Venezuelan fighter jets carried out sorties near a US Navy destroyer in international waters off South America for two days straight, with US Defence Department officials terming Caracas' actions as escalating into "a game of chicken", reports CBS News.
The move, which comes amid increasing US military presence near the Caribbean, has prompted Washington to accuse Caracas of increasing military aggression.
The incidents involved F-16 aircraft approaching the USS Jason Dunham, an Aegis guided-missile destroyer currently deployed to the Caribbean as part of US counter-narcotics operations.
According to US Defence Department officials, the first flyover occurred on Thursday, when two Venezuelan F-16s passed wi...