Russian bombers were in international waters when Canadian jets intercepted them . ( CNN ) -- Canada scrambled the F-18 fighter planes from elsewhere in its territory . Russian planes identified as Polar ##is aircraft , NORAD spokesman says . ` ` It was a routine flight , '' Russian military spokesman in Washington says .
Russian bombers were in international waters when Canadian jets intercepted them . Canada scrambled the F-18 fighter planes from elsewhere in its territory . Russian planes identified as Polar ##is aircraft , NORAD spokesman says . ` ` It was a routine flight , '' Russian military spokesman in Washington says .