Japan Scrambles Jets Against China Near Disputed Islands

Japan Scrambles Jets Against China Near Disputed Islands

Japan Scrambles Jets Against China Near Disputed Islands

Tokyo. Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to head off a number of Chinese military planes near islands at the center of a territorial dispute, Japanese media said.

The Chinese planes were spotted on Japanese military radar north of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands, known as the Diaoyus in China, the Fuji TV network reported, quoting Japanese government officials.

They did not violate territorial airspace over the islands but flew inside Japan’s so-called air defense identification zone, the report said.

The Japanese defense ministry press office did not confirm the report.

Agence France-Presse