8 Chinese military planes spotted flying over Tsushima Strait
TOKYO — Eight Chinese military aircraft, including strategic bombers, were spotted flying over the Tsushima Strait in southwestern Japan on Monday (Jan 9) prompting Japan to scramble fighters, Japan’s Defense Ministry said.
In this file picture, a Japanese surveillance plane flying over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. Photo: Reuters
TOKYO — Eight Chinese military aircraft, including strategic bombers, were spotted flying over the Tsushima Strait in southwestern Japan on Monday (Jan 9) prompting Japan to scramble fighters, Japan’s Defense Ministry said.
The group of Chinese planes consisted of six H-6 bombers, an early warning plane and an intelligence-gathering plane, the ministry said, adding there was no violation of Japan’s airspace.
This is the first time since August last year that an H-6 has been detected flying over the strait, according to the ministry.
The eight aircraft passed through the southern side of the strait, flew over the Sea of Japan in a northeast direction, turned around north of Oki Island in Shimane Prefecture and returned to airspace above the East China Sea, the ministry said. KYODO
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