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EURFOR: the UAV was shot down by a small shooting iron

Rome, Italy - The spokeswoman of Belgian Defense Minister said that

Ingrid Baeck, spokeswoman of Belgian Defense Minister, said that the EUFOR UAV which was destroyed in Congo last July 28 did not fall for technical reasons or for a damage in computers. The drone was struck by a bullet of a small shooting iron, a gun that hit the plane’s vital elements causing its destruction. The drone fell onto Kingabwa, an area of Kinshasa, Capital of Congo, causing 8 injured p...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 146585
Rome, Italy, 08/07/2006 18:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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