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Six Russian aircraft intercepted near Alaska airspace during US military training exercises: NORAD
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The U.S. military intercepted six Russian aircraft it says were flying close to U.S. airspace in what is known as the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.
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"Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace," the statement added. "These flights occurred as several planned large-scale U.S. military training exercises are ongoing in Alaska."
The Russian aircraft, according to the press release, were Tu-95 bombers and IL-78 tanker and Su-35 fighter aircraft.
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