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South Korea jets fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft

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South Korean warplanes fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, defence officials said, while Russia denied violating any airspace and accused South Korean pilots of being reckless.
 
It was the first time a Russian military aircraft had violated South Korean airspace, an official at the South Korean Ministry of National Defence said in Seoul.
 
The incident, which also involved China and Japan, could complicate relations and raise tensions in a region that has for years been over-shadowed by hostility between the United States and North Korea.
 
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