Iran captures U.S. drone in its airspace: media
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Clifford Armion
le 12/04/2012
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran captured a U.S. drone that was flying in the country's airspace, its media reported on Tuesday.The ScanEagle drone was gathering information over Gulf waters and had entered Iranian airspace when it was captured by the naval unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Fars news agency reported, without giving details.
The agency said the drone was captured sometime "in the last few days." It was not clear how it was captured.
"These kinds of aircraft are normally launched from large ships," said Ali Fadavi, the IRGC's naval commander, according to Fars.
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"Iran captures U.S. drone in its airspace: media", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), avril 2012. Consulté le 23/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/iran-captures-u-s-drone-in-its-airspace-media