REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland complained Monday that Russian air force bombers have been flying too close to civil airliners, the most recent incident involving a flight from Reykjavik. The Icelandic foreign ministry said three Tupolev Tu-160 bombers flew between 6,000-9,000 feet (1,800-2,700 metres) below the plane flying from Reykjavik to Stockholm last Thursday. The ministry told AFP it “has repeatedly objected to unidentified Russian military flights, due to the danger this may pose to passenger flights” and would be doing so again. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Russian fighter in ‘unsafe’ intercept of US spy plane — PentagonBut Aleksei Chadisky, spokesman for the Russian ambassador to Reykjavik, said the danger had been exaggerated. Other Nordic countries have made similar complaints about Russian military flights in recent years which have switched-off transponders, devices that allow radars to identify planes and prevent collisions.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 27, 2016 00:22 UTC