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NORAD says they intercepted two Russian bombers in the Beaufort Sea near Alaska yesterday.

In a press release, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, the Canadian-American organization tasked with monitoring and protecting the airspace around the two countries, said four fighter aircraft — two Canadian CF-18s and two American F-22s — intercepted the Russian Tu-95 Bear H bombers on August 8.

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The bombers were detected in the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones, an area that covers a majority of the Bering Sea as well as an area to the north of Alaska and Canada. The Beaufort Sea, where the Russian bombers were spotted, is located in this northern area. However, NORAD said the bombers never crossed into Canadian or American sovereign airspace.