UK jets intercept eight Russian bombers
Britain's air force has scrambled four Tornado warplanes on Thursday to intercept eight Russian long-range bombers, the Ministry of Defence says.
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The Tupolev Tu-95, codenamed "Bear" by NATO, is Russia's equivalent of the US B-52 bomber and is a Cold War icon.
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The sorties by Russian bombers appeared to the latest of the regular long-range patrols that President Vladimir Putin announced last month would be resumed after a gap following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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