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Mostly I was surprised at the population of Istanbul Turkey (14 million) .... I came across that the other day after reading this headline ....
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US says Russian jet flew 10ft from plane over Black SeaThe Pentagon says a Russian fighter plane flew within about 10ft (3m) of one of its reconnaissance aircraft operating over the Black Sea.
US officials described the intercept by the SU-27 jet on Wednesday as "dangerous and unprofessional".
Russia's defence ministry said the US plane had been approaching Russian territory and the SU-27 pilots had adhered to international rules.
Russia is currently carrying out military exercises in the Black Sea.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37303247.................................................
My first question was what was the USA doing in Russian waters ..... but I did not realize the Black Sea is considered International waters .... and the entrance is the Bosporus Strait which goes right beside Istanbul
I always thought Istanbul was just some obscure place where Hollywood made some movies in the 1950's and 60's