US drone enters Iran's airpsace, leaves after warning

Tasnim gave no details on how the Iranian authorities had warned the unmanned drone to leave its airspace

Reuters August 29, 2016

A model of a military drone is seen in front of an US flag as protesters rally against climate change, ahead of the Democratic National Convention, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, July 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Iran's military detected a US drone entering Iranian airspace on Monday and warned it to leave, which it subsequently did, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported.

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"Iran's army air defense detected and warned an American drone in the eastern airspace of the country. It was coming from Afghanistan. The drone left the area," Tasnim quoted the Iranian military as saying.

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Tasnim gave no details on how the Iranian authorities had warned the unmanned drone to leave its airspace.