Iranians down 2 US spy planes
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January 17, 2011, Monday
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IRAN said yesterday that the two American pilotless spy planes it claimed to have shot down were hit outside of Iran's air space, a local news agency said.
The semi-official Fars news agency quoted General Gholam Ali Rashid, acting chief of the country's armed forces, as saying "the planes were shot down outside of Iran's airspace."
Rashid did not say why Iran targeted the planes as they weren't in the country's air space. He did say Iran has the remains of the planes in its possession.
On Saturday, Iran said it had determined the two aircraft were operated by the United States after announcing their downing earlier this month.
The US Navy's 5th Fleet, which is based in the Gulf, said at the time that it had no reports of any aircraft downed recently.
Iran originally said the planes were violating its air space. It is not clear when they were downed but officials have hinted that they didn't announce it at the time to avoid tensions with the US
Tehran is locked in a dispute with the US and its allies over Tehran's nuclear program, which the West believes aims to develop nuclear weapons. Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful.
The semi-official Fars news agency quoted General Gholam Ali Rashid, acting chief of the country's armed forces, as saying "the planes were shot down outside of Iran's airspace."
Rashid did not say why Iran targeted the planes as they weren't in the country's air space. He did say Iran has the remains of the planes in its possession.
On Saturday, Iran said it had determined the two aircraft were operated by the United States after announcing their downing earlier this month.
The US Navy's 5th Fleet, which is based in the Gulf, said at the time that it had no reports of any aircraft downed recently.
Iran originally said the planes were violating its air space. It is not clear when they were downed but officials have hinted that they didn't announce it at the time to avoid tensions with the US
Tehran is locked in a dispute with the US and its allies over Tehran's nuclear program, which the West believes aims to develop nuclear weapons. Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful.
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