War Games :NATO scramble fighter jets against two Russian Blackjack bombers as they flew ffrom Norway to northern Spain.

Reports say Norway, the United Kingdom, France and Spain all scrambled jets as the Russian TU-160 planes encroached on the airspace of each country.

The incident reportedly happened on 22nd September but only came to light recently in a statement released by the French Ministry of Defence.

The development comes amidst heightened tension between the West and Russia over the handling of the civil way in Syria.