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Russia: Air Force denies the British air space violation

Moscow, Russia - General Alexandr Zelin: "Senseless the declarations of the English press"

Yesterday evening news spread by British press in the United Kingdom about the air space violation by two Russian fighter bomber aircraft, does not correspond to the truth, Russian Air Force spokesman colonel Alexandr Drobishevski declared. British media have reported that the order of scramble has been given to the British fighters to intercept two Russian Tupolev Tu-95 aircraft, took off from...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1077171
Rome, Italy, 07/19/2007 19:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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