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US drone 'shot down' in N Waziristan
A US drone was reportedly shot down in North Waziristan and local residents seized the sensitive espionage paraphernalia onboard, security officials told Daily Times on Friday.
Such planes fly constantly over North and South Waziristan and use state-of–the-art equipment to track down Al Qaeda and Taliban elements.
Remains of the small plane were seen 25 kilometres west of Miranshah on the Dattakhel-Miranshah road near Land Muhammadkhel village, the officials said.

Military spokesman Maj Gen Waheed Arshad confirmed the incident. “The likely cause of the crash [is] technical malfunction. The local residents have seized the equipment onboard the plane,” he said.

Such planes fly constantly over North and South Waziristan and use state-of–the-art equipment to track down Al Qaeda and Taliban elements. A similar plane was shot down last year as well.
Posted by: Fred 2007-09-29
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