Russian jet said to violate airspace
From Times Wire Reports
A Russian air force jet briefly violated Japanese airspace over an island in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo, the Foreign Ministry said.
The three-minute flyby above Izu island ended after warnings by a Japanese fighter jet dispatched by the Air Self-Defense Forces, said a Foreign Ministry official.
The ministry immediately lodged a protest over the intrusion with the Russian Embassy in Tokyo, and demanded an explanation, the official said.
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