This file aerial shot taken on Sept 15, 2010, shows the
disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East
China Sea. Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to head off a number of
Chinese military planes near islands at the centre of a territorial dispute,
Japanese media said. (AFP Photo)
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
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