Russian bombers enter Canadian radar zone: Commander

Moscow, Apr 22 (UNI) Russia today confirmed that Tu-160 strategic bombers managed to penetrate a radar zone undetected near the Canadian coast during recent military manoeuvres.

''Our command-post exercises were planned, but they caused a kind of commotion in a number of countries. In particular, our warplanes managed to pass through a radar zone near Canadian coasts unnoticed,'' Russian Strategic Force Commander Igor Khvorov told Interfax news agency.

He said the military exercises ''reverberated'' in west Asia, adding, ''Of course, our exercises did not have anything to do with the situation in Iran, but their organisation indirectly echoed in that region.'' Mr Khvorov pointed out that manoeuvres involved 53 sorties and four guided missile launches and the planes dropped about 200 heavy bombs.

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