Showdown

A Russian TU-160 Blackjack bomber (top) is intercepted by a Royal Air Force Tornado F3 off the Isle of Lewis, on the North-West coast of Scotland, in this handout image released by Britain's Ministry of Defence in London, yesterday. RAF fighters have...

A Russian TU-160 Blackjack bomber (top) is intercepted by a Royal Air Force Tornado F3 off the Isle of Lewis, on the North-West coast of Scotland, in this handout image released by Britain's Ministry of Defence in London, yesterday. RAF fighters have scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft on more than 20 occasions since the start of 2009 according to the Ministry of Defence.

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