NATO JETS 'INTERCEPT RUSSIAN SPY PLANE' OVER BALTIC (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, October 23, 2014, 09:47

Danish F-16 jets chased the spy plane away initially, Nato said (file image)

A Russian spy plane has been intercepted by Nato jets over the Baltic Sea, the alliance says, amid heightened tensions in the region.

Estonia summoned Russia's ambassador on Wednesday after its military said the Ilyushin-20 plane had entered its airspace for about a minute.

But Russia said the plane had been on a training flight and had not violated Estonian airspace.

Russia has been accused of several recent border violations in the region.

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