Russian bombers were in international waters when Canadian jets intercepted them . ` It was a routine flight over international airspace , '' Yevgeniy Khorishko , a spokesman at the Russian Embassy in Washington , told CBC news . Canadians scrambled the F-18 fighter planes from NORAD in Canada command . Russian planes identified as TU-95 Bear aircraft , NORAD spokesman says . The Russians did not respond to requests for comment on this incident.
Russian bombers were in international waters when Canadian jets intercepted them . Canadians scrambled the F-18 fighter planes from NORAD in Canada command . Russian planes identified as TU-95 Bear aircraft , NORAD spokesman says . The Russians did not respond to requests for comment on this incident.