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Iranian-Made Drone Shot Down, Says Yemeni Official
Sanaa, 28 March (AKI) - An unmanned plane has been shot down while carrying out surveillance in Yemeni airspace over the country's southern Hadramawt province, according to a report on the Arab newspaper, al-Hayat, quoting Yemen government officials. The drone was shot down on Tuesday but the news was only confirmed by officials on Wednesday. The report said that the drone was Iranian-built and that it patrolled the area along the coast of Yemen. It is believed that the plane is used in reconnaissance missions to take photographs. | Hummm, I wonder what the range is on these? |
Yemeni forces identified the drone and shot it down only after it penetrated well into Yemen airspace. | Wonder if we gave them a hand? |
The government in Sanaa was not willing to comment on the news, even though in the past few hours there has been intense contact with Tehran over the episode. Recently, the president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh also accused the authorities in Tehran of supporting Shiite rebels in the north of the country.
| Kind of makes me wonder about that "UFO" that crashed in Somalia the other day |
Posted by: Steve 2007-03-28 |
