RAF Intercepts Russian Jets Near UK Airspace

RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian "Blackjack" aircraft, it has been revealed. The Russian crafts did not enter UK airspace but strayed near enough the edge of international airspace to be in what is known as a "British area of interest". A Ministry of Defence statement said: "RAF Quick Reaction Alert fighter aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland yesterday to meet two Russian aircraft.