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4 Russian planes intercepted in Intl. airspace near Alaska: NORAD

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 14 Feb 23:46
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The statement by Aerospace Defense Command said that Russian action in the region is routine and is neither seen as provocative nor a threat by the US.

  • This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Air Force pilot taking off in an F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 (Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith/U.S. Air Force via AP)
    This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Air Force pilot taking off in an F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 (Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Four Russian aircraft were allegedly detected and intercepted on Monday by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in international airspace close to the state of Alaska.

"The Alaskan Region of NORAD detected, tracked, positively identified, and intercepted four Russian aircraft entering and operating within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on February 13, 2023,” NORAD said in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the Russian aircraft was still in international airspace. The statement added that Russian action in the region is routine and is neither seen as provocative nor a threat by the US.

Read more: What do we know so far about the car-sized object over Alaska?

The statement further stated that the Russian aviation activity is in no way connected to recent NORAD and US activities involving unknown flying objects over North America in the previous two weeks.

On Sunday, US Congressman Jack Bergman said that the US shot down unknown flying objects over lake Huron on Sunday, right near the border with Canada, marking the fourth taken down over North America in less than two weeks.

Read more: Snowden: US distracting from Nord Stream blasts with 'flying objects

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