British Air Force scrambled jets to deal with Syrian planes

The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed two RAF jets were scrambled from their base on Cyprus earlier this week to investigate two aircraft travelling from the direction of Syria.

Two British Royal Air Force jets were scrambled from their base in Cyprus to urgently investigate Syrian planes that had crossed into international airspace.

The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that unidentified planes legally crossed into Cypriot skies from the east of the country last Monday.