CF-18s fire 'final warning' flares at private plane intercepted above G7 summit site
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Canadian fighter jets were deployed to intercept a private, civilian plane that violated restricted airspace above Kananaskis, Alta., where G7 leaders are gathering for meetings.
RCMP say in a news release that the fixed-wing Canadian aircraft entered the restricted area shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, and NORAD's Canadian region deployed CF-18 Hornet fighter jets to intercept it.
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Meanwhile, Iran announced it had launched some 100 missiles and vowed further retaliation for Israel's sweeping attacks on its military and nuclear infrastructure, which have killed at least 224 people in the country since last Friday. Israel-Iran conflict escalates, will be high on G7 agenda (new window) The Washington-based Iranian advocacy group called Human Rights Activists believes the government's death toll is a significant undercount, saying it has tallied more than 400 people killed so far, among them 197 civilians. The Revolutionary Guard struck a hard line on Monday, vowing that further rounds of strikes would be more forceful, severe, precise and destructive than previous ones. World leaders have called on the two sides to exercise restraint, and the escalation in attacks is set to become a pressing topic as G7 leaders meet in Alberta (new window) over the next two days. 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