Russian Tu-160 Bombers Take The Long Route On Syrian Bombing Mission

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Daily Mail: Typhoon fighters scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept two Russian Tu-160 bombers on Syrian bombing mission

* Typhoons scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland last night after Russian aircraft flew close to UK airspace
* UK jets met two Russian Tu-160s capable of carrying 16 nuclear missiles which took an unusual route to Syria
* The Russians made an 8,000-mile trip past Norway, Britain and Gibraltar as they headed to the Mediterranean Sea
* After launching missiles to their target in Idlib, they flew over the Syrian city before returning home their normal way

Britain was forced to scramble its Typhoons after two Russian bombers, on an unusual route to Syria, came close to entering UK airspace.

The jets were rushed up from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland to intercept the Tu-160 aircraft over the Atlantic last night.

The Russian aircraft made an unusual 8,000-mile trip round Europe on their way to a bombing mission in Syria.

WNU Editor: The Russians are always training for missions against European targets ... and this a route that they are usually using. So was this a training mission mixed in with an actual mission .... I could be wrong but it looks like this is what they were doing.