Pak finds suspected US spy drone wreckage

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Associated Press Posted: Sep 25, 2008 at 0008 hrs IST

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ISLAMABAD: : The Pakistani Army said Wednesday it had found the wreckage of a suspected US spy plane near the Afghan border, but denied claims that it had been shot down. Three Pakistani intelligence officials earlier said troops and tribesmen had shot down the aircraft late on Tuesday near Jalal Khel, a village in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region. However, a Pakistan Army statement on Wednesday said security forces had recovered the crashed surveillance aircraft. It said a technical problem appeared to have brought it down and that it was investigating further.

The three Pakistani intelligence officials said the drone was hit after circling the Angoor Ada area of South Waziristan for several hours. A senior US official challenged the account. “We’re not aware of any drones being down,” said the official, who also asked for anonymity because of the diplomatic sensitivity of the issue.

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