Japan formally protested the incident, calling it ‘an extremely regrettable’ act and ‘a dangerous’ one that ‘exceeded the scope necessary for safe aircraft operations’, country’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said

Japan formally protested the incident, calling it ‘an extremely regrettable’ act and ‘a dangerous’ one that ‘exceeded the scope necessary for safe aircraft operations’, country’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said