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US Drone Downed in Pakistan

Pakistan claims US spy craft crash-landed near Afghan border

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(Newser) – The Pakistani military says it has recovered the wreckage of an American spy drone in the tense Afghan border region. Local tribesmen had earlier claimed to have shot the drone down, but Pakistani officials said the wreckage had no bullet holes, and apparently was downed by a malfunction. US officials denied that any drones had been lost, but no other country operates drones in the region, Reuters reports.

Military personnel adjust the placement of the US Air Force MQ-1 Predator aircraft at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, Calif., June 25, 2008.
Military personnel adjust the placement of the US Air Force MQ-1 Predator aircraft at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, Calif., June 25, 2008.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
US army soldiers from Delta Troops prepare to launch an RQ-7B Shadow drone in this February 22, 2008 file photo.
US army soldiers from Delta Troops prepare to launch an RQ-7B Shadow drone in this February 22, 2008 file photo.   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
Pakistani protesters burn a US flag to condemn the alleged US strikes in Pakistani tribal areas along Afghanistan border, during a rally in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, Sept 23, 2008.
Pakistani protesters burn a US flag to condemn the alleged US strikes in Pakistani tribal areas along Afghanistan border, during a rally in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, Sept 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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The body of the plane is intact and there are no bullet holes. It's American. It's theirs, no one else flies drones there.
- A Pakistan security force officer

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