Britain Scrambles Romania-Based Jets to Intercept Russian Plane

Britain Scrambles Romania-Based Jets to Intercept Russian Plane
Two low flying Eurofighter Typhoons take off at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, England in this file photo. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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LONDON—Britain’s Royal Air Force said on Thursday Typhoons based in Romania were scrambled in response to Russian aircraft operating near NATO airspace over the Black Sea.

Operating from the Romanian Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta on the Black Sea coast, the two Typhoon jets responded to the suspected bomber aircraft heading west toward NATO airspace, the RAF said in a statement.