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Seoul sends 80 jets to respond to 180 N. Korean aircraft

4 November

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South Korea's Air Force sent 80 stealth fighter jets to respond to North Korea's mobilization of over 180 warplanes, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul revealed on Friday.

Pyongyang's military aircraft activity was detected from 11 am to 3 pm local time but its planes did not cross the South Korean military's tactical action line, the JCS specified, according to Yonhap News Agency.

North Korea used bombers and MiG and Sukhoi fighters in today's air force action, Seoul's military also reported.

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