Iran says it has shot down US 'spy' drone over its territory: Report

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US "spy drone" over its territory after it violated Iranian airspace, according to Iranian state television

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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 20 2019 | 11:05 PM IST

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US "spy drone" over its territory after it violated Iranian airspace, according to Iranian state television.

"The US-made Global Hawk surveillance drone was brought down by its Air Force" in the country's southern coastal province of Hormozgan, the Revolutionary Guard added, according to the English-language Press TV.

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First Published: Jun 20 2019 | 10:05 AM IST

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