(ANSA) Rome, February 3 - Italian Air Force Eurofighter
jets intercepted a Russian Ilyushin 76 Candid transport aircraft
over the Baltic sea Tuesday as it threatened to enter NATO
airspace, military sources said.
The Eurofighters are among four Italian warplanes deployed
at Siauliai in Lithuania on a rotating NATO mission to help beef
up defence of the Baltic states following the tension caused by
Russian-backed separatist rebels' war with Ukrainian forces.
On Friday two Italian fighters intercepted another Russian
military aircraft that threatened to stray into NATO airspace
from the Baltic sea.
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