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12-04-2011, 05:53 PM
Iran's armed forces have shot down an unmanned US spy plane that violated its eastern borders, military sources say.
Iranian media reports said the drone - identified as a type RQ10 - suffered minimal damage and was now in the hands of the armed forces.
The military response to the airspace violation "will not be limited to Iran's borders any more", one unnamed source told Iran's al-Alam TV.
Iran is locked in a dispute with the West over its nuclear programme.
The US and its allies believe the programme is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. Iran denies the accusations, saying it is entirely peaceful.
Iran said in July it had shot down a drone over the holy city of Qom, near its Fordu nuclear site.
Last January, it said it downed two "Western spy drones" in the Gulf, but produced no evidence to support the report.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16024605
Iranian media reports said the drone - identified as a type RQ10 - suffered minimal damage and was now in the hands of the armed forces.
The military response to the airspace violation "will not be limited to Iran's borders any more", one unnamed source told Iran's al-Alam TV.
Iran is locked in a dispute with the West over its nuclear programme.
The US and its allies believe the programme is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. Iran denies the accusations, saying it is entirely peaceful.
Iran said in July it had shot down a drone over the holy city of Qom, near its Fordu nuclear site.
Last January, it said it downed two "Western spy drones" in the Gulf, but produced no evidence to support the report.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16024605