Malaysia scrambles jets to intercept Chinese military planes

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The Chinese air force transport planes approached Malaysian airspace in 'tactical formation' and flew to within about 60 nautical miles of the coast, Malaysia's air force said in a statement.

China has laid claim to nearly all of the South China Sea, angering other countries with competing claims

It took place Monday off the Malaysian part of Borneo island over the fiercely contested waters, where China and Malaysia have overlapping territorial claims. They were spotted by radar and several attempts were made to contact the planes, but they did not turn back. But Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said they had flown over Malaysia's "maritime zone" -- an area extending much further from the coast -- and described it as an "intrusion".

 

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