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South Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane

South Korea's Defense Ministry on Tuesday said its fighter jets fired warning shots at Russian plane.

South Korean warplanes fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, defense 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.

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