The United States flew two bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, the Air Force said, the day after the death of University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier, who was detained in North Korea for more than a year.
The move was a demonstration of force, and one that has occurred several times this year after the country conducted ballistic missile tests.
The two B-1B Lancers conducted two joint drills with the Japanese and South Korean air forces, which were meant to show solidarity among the three countries to “defend against provocative and destabilizing actions in the Pacific theater,” the Air Force said.
Warmbier, 22, died days after returning to the U.S. from North Korea.
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US sends bombers to fly over Korean Peninsula in message to the North https://t.co/K4EtaBKqFK pic.twitter.com/GHdLhilxbT
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