Navy intercepts Russian bombers

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Navy intercepts Russian bombers

WASHINGTON— U.S. fighter planes intercepted two Russian bombers, including one that buzzed an American aircraft carrier in the western Pacific during the weekend, The Associated Press has learned.

A U.S. military official says that one Russian Tupolev 95 flew directly over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz twice, at a low altitude of about 2,000 feet, while another bomber circled about 58 miles out. The official was speaking on condition of anonymity because the reports on the flights were classified as secret.

The Saturday incident, which never escalated beyond the flyover, comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Russia over U.S. plans for a missile defense system based in Poland and the Czech Republic.

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1. Bears over-flying carriers has been going on for ages. There

are pictures available where US acft got too close, and the Bear smacked 'em with its wingtip. Some really neat photos out there.