US and Canadian fighter jets have intercepted a pair of Russian bombers in international airspace off the coast of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defence Command said.
Two raptor stealth fighter jets and two Canadian CF-18 Hornet fighters identified and intercepted the long-range, nuclear-capable Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers north of Alaska over the Beaufort Sea on Thursday morning, Norad said in a statement.
The bombers had entered Alaskan and Canadian Air Defence Identification zones, which extend approximately 200 miles (321km) off Alaska's west coast.
Both the US and Canada expect aircraft entering the area to positively identify themselves in the interest of national security.
It marked the second time this month that Russian aircraft were observed in the area.
Two Tu-142 Russian maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare aircraft entered the zone west of Alaska on 1 August, but were not intercepted at the time, Norad said.
The Russian planes did not enter US or Canadian sovereign territory in either incident, the statement added.
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