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U.S. drone down near Kut

July 3, 2009 - 04:22:16

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: A U.S. unmanned plane went down near al-Kut city, where U.S. and Iraqi military forces are searching for the debris, a Wassit police source said on Friday.

“The drone crashed near the Delta Base of the U.S. forces, (7 km) west of Kut, on Friday afternoon,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on condition of anonymity.

Pilotless planes are used for surveillance and reconnaissance tasks and can also be used in combat missions. Several drones fell down in Iraqi areas of different reasons.

AmR (P)

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