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CNN - Canadian fighter jets intercepted a Russian bomber approaching the
country's airspace last week in what the Canadian defense minister calls
a "strong coincidence" on the eve of President Obama's visit to Ottawa,
the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reports.
“I am not going to stand here and accuse the Russians of having
deliberately done this during the presidential visit but it was a strong
coincidence, which we met with a presence, as we always do, with F-18
fighter planes,” defense minister Peter MacKay is quoted by The Globe
and Mail as telling reporters Friday. The incident occurred about 24 hours before Obama's Feb. 19 visit,
MacKay said, at a time when Canadian security was focused on Ottawa, the
capital. The minister said CF-18s met the Russian Bear bomber and "sent a strong
signal they should back off and stay out of our airspace." The Russian
aircraft never breached North American airspace, he said.
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