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Russian air force bomber intrudes into Japanese airspace

A Russian air force bomber briefly intruded into Japanese airspace off the southern part of the Izu Island chain on Saturday morning, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. Japan filed a strong protest via the Russian Embassy in Tokyo over the Tupolev Tu-95... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sat, Feb 09 2008

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