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Old 24th Apr 2014, 10:21
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TEEEJ
 
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Netherlands military spokesman reveals that the Tu-95s yesterday encroached half-mile into their airspace. I believe that the Netherlands have a 12 nautical mile limit?

Maj. Wilko Ter Horst said that the military learned around 3:50 p.m. (9:50 a.m. ET) that two Russian TU-95 bombers, known as Bears, had come a half-mile inside its airspace. A pair of Dutch F-16 military jets were then dispatched to escort the Russian planes and "ensure they (flew) out of our airspace," said Ter Horst, a Dutch military spokesman.
Dutch fighter jets intercept 2 Russian bombers in their airspace - CNN.com
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