Russian bombers intercepted off Alaska

WASHINGTON, D.C.: US fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers in international air space off western Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said on Saturday.

The long-range Tu-95 "Bear" bombers were "intercepted and visually identified" Friday morning by a pair of Alaska-based NORAD F-22 Raptors as the Russian aircraft flew in the Air Defense Identification Zone, north of the Aleutian Islands, said Canadian Army Major Andrew Hennessy, of NORAD public affairs.