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Italian fighters intercept Russian planes at Baltic Sea

Eurofighters in the air after alerts Thursday and Friday

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 29 - Italian fighters intercepted Russian planes over the Baltic Sea twice in the last 24 hours, Italian sources said Friday.
    Over the past 24 hours, Italian Air Force Eurofighters deployed in the 4th Wing Task Force, operational at the Polish base in Malbork, have carried out a double interception of Russian aircraft in the Baltic Sea.
    The alert, launched from the NATO command centre based in Uedem (Germany), was triggered yesterday and today morning for an unidentified aircraft flying over the international waters of the Baltic Sea. Once the aircraft had been identified, the Italian F-2000s returned to their base in Malbork. (ANSA).
   

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