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US B1-B bombers fly off North Korea's eastern coast
« on: September 24, 2017, 01:56:54 am »
By Yonhap

US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers escorted by F-15C fighter jets on Saturday flew in international airspace off North Korea's eastern coast in a show of force, the US military announced.

"This is the farthest north of the Demilitarized Zone any US fighter or bomber aircraft have flown off North Korea's coast in the 21st century, underscoring the seriousness with which we take (North Korea's) reckless behavior," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a statement.The bombers were from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and the fighter jets were from Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa.

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170924000017
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