Japan lodges protest against South Korea, Russia for jet incident: Kyodo
By Reuters
The Japanese government has lodged a protest against South Korea and Russia after South Korean warplanes fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft on Tuesday, Kyodo news agency said, citing government sources.
FILE PHOTO: A Japanese flag flutters atop a building in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/ MANILA BULLETIN
Two Russian bombers and two Chinese bombers entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) together early on Tuesday, South Korea’s defense ministry said.
A separate Russian early warning and control aircraft later twice violated South Korean airspace over Dokdo - an island that is occupied by South Korea and also claimed by Japan, which calls it Takeshima - just after 9 a.m. (0000 GMT Monday), according to the South Korean military.
Kyodo reported that Tokyo lodged a complaint through diplomatic channels to both South Korea and Russia, saying, “We cannot accept these kinds of actions in our territory.”
FILE PHOTO: A Japanese flag flutters atop a building in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/ MANILA BULLETIN
Two Russian bombers and two Chinese bombers entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) together early on Tuesday, South Korea’s defense ministry said.
A separate Russian early warning and control aircraft later twice violated South Korean airspace over Dokdo - an island that is occupied by South Korea and also claimed by Japan, which calls it Takeshima - just after 9 a.m. (0000 GMT Monday), according to the South Korean military.
Kyodo reported that Tokyo lodged a complaint through diplomatic channels to both South Korea and Russia, saying, “We cannot accept these kinds of actions in our territory.”