Re- Russian planes. What is also interesting is no claims of responsibility.
I have wondered for some time- just a thought- if the Russkie's might stage something on their soil- making them look like victims of terrorism- before the major threatened "hits" on the US....
Something along the lines of the well publicized failures of their spring naval exercises?
Actually, one of the earlier sources stated that there had been a claim of responsibility by the London spokesman for a Chechyen rebel group.