Russia scrambled jets 4 times in past week to head off spy planes

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Fri, 11 Aug 2017 - 12:01 GMT

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MENA

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 - 12:01 GMT

A serviceman walks past anti-aircraft defence mobile missile systems during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan - REUTERS

A serviceman walks past anti-aircraft defence mobile missile systems during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan - REUTERS

MOSCOW - 11 August 2017: Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday it had to scramble jet fighters four times over the past week to chase off foreign reconnaissance aircraft, Russian news agency Sputnik reported.

Flight intensity figures published on the ministry’s website showed that a total of 12 spy planes flew missions along the Russian borders over the stated period of time.

None of them trespassed.

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