RAF jets scrambled after Russian bombers seen off Cornwall

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RAF jets were scrambled on Wednesday after two Russian military aircraft were seen off the Cornwall coast, the Ministry of Defence has said.

The Russian Bear bombers did not enter sovereign airspace, it said.

On the same day, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warned that Russia's President Putin posed a "real and present danger" to three Baltic states.

Prime Minister David Cameron said the Russian action should not be dignified with "too much of a response".

He added: "I think what this episode demonstrates is that we do have the fast jets, the pilots, the systems in place to protect the UK.
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