UK jets 'chase Russian bombers'
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6981541.stmPosted at: http://www.air-attack/com/news/news_article/2684
The UK's Royal Air Force has launched fighter jets to intercept eight Russian military planes flying in airspace patrolled by Nato, UK officials say.
Four RAF F3 Tornado aircraft were scrambled in response to the Russian action, the UK's defence ministry said.
The Russian planes - said to be long-range bombers - had earlier been followed by Norwegian F16 jets.
Russia recently revived a Cold War-era practice of flying bombers on long-range patrols.
FILE PHOTO (Aug 22, 2007) - An RAF Typhoon Shadows a Russian Tu-95 Bear Long-Range Bomber
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