Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Chinese Naval Over Flight Causes Japan to scramble Fighter Jets

Japan scrambles jets after China plane flies by southern islands-Story from Reuters


A Chinese military plane Y-8 airborne early warning plane flies through airspace between Okinawa prefecture's main island and the smaller Miyako island in southern Japan, out over the Pacific, in this handout photo taken July 24, 2013 by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan. REUTERS/Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/Handout via Reuters

TOKYO | Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:10am EDT

(Reuters) - Japan scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday after a Chinese military aircraft flew for the first time through international airspace near its southern islands out over the Pacific, in a move seen by Japan as underlining China's maritime expansion. Link to Full story: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/24/us-china-japan-scramble-idUSBRE96N0GS20130724

                                                                                        
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