News Story: Japan Scrambles Jets After Russian Bomber Breaches Airspace

Mitsubishi F-2 Fighter (Wiki Info - Image: Wiki Commons)

TOKYO — Japan scrambled fighter jets Thursday after a pair of Russian bombers briefly intruded into the country’s airspace, officials said.

The two Tu-95 planes breached airspace near the isle of Okinoshima off Fukuoka in southern Japan for nearly two minutes shortly after midday, a defense ministry spokesman said.

“A total of four F-2 planes from the Air Self-Defence Force scrambled against them,” the official said.

The Japanese foreign ministry said it filed a formal protest with the Russian embassy in Tokyo over the violation and urged it to investigate.

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