Was this intended to be more than a mere 'surveillance mission' from the Russians?
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[edit on 6-9-2007 by dan118]
RAF Tornados intercepted eight Russian bombers as they approached UK airspace.(visit the link for the full news article)
The Bear Tupolev-95 planes - which can carry nuclear and Cruise missiles - were detected by Nato early this morning.
Ministry of Defence officials said four F3 fighters were scrambled from RAF Leeming in Yorkshire and RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.