BREAKING: RAF Typhoon jets have intercepted Russian bombers flying north of Scotland, the UK government has said. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Typhoon fighters were launched to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers as they transited near the Shetland Islands within NATO's northern air policing area, the government added.
Minister for the Armed Forces, James Heappey, said:"RAF crews at Lossiemouth maintain a constant watch over UK airspace and are always ready to take action at a moment's notice to keep our country safe. "Pilots launched in their Typhoon jets to intercept two Russian long-range bombers this morning, monitoring them as they passed north of the Shetland Islands, ready to counter any potential threat to UK territory."
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