German and Swedish jets intercept Russian military plane over Baltic Sea

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Eurofighters were used in intercepting the Russian plane. (Julien De Rosa | AFP via Getty Images)German and Swedish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian reconnaissance plane that entered neutral airspace over the Baltic Sea on Sunday morning, officials from Germany and Sweden said. German officials said NATO ordered Germany’s “quick reaction alert force” to investigate an unidentified aircraft flying without a plan or radio contact. “The aircraft turned out to be a Russian IL-20M reconnaissance plane. This was the latest event after a series of incursions by Russian military aircraft into NATO airspace in September, leading to heightened tensions between NATO and Russia.