NORAD intercepts bombers from China, Russia off Alaskan coast

Fighter jets intercepted Chinese and Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska from China and Russia, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) announced Wednesday.

NORAD said it detected and tracked two Russian TU-95 and two Chinese H-6 military aircraft that were operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday. NORAD said its fighter jets from Canada and the United States intercepted the four aircrafts.

The command said that the bombers...