Sunday, February 24, 2013

Iran Claims 'Capture' Of An 'Enemy' Drone

Undated picture shows member of Iran's revolutionary guard pointing at U.S. RQ-170 unmanned spy plane as he speaks with Hajizadeh at unknown location in Iran. Reuters

Iran Says It Has Brought Down A Foreign Spy Drone -- Reuters

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have brought down a foreign surveillance drone during a military exercise, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said on Saturday.

"We have managed to bring down a drone of the enemy. This has happened before in our country," the agency quoted war games spokesman General Hamid Sarkheli as saying in Kerman, southeast Iran, where the military exercise is taking place.

The agency gave no details on who the drone belonged to.

In Washington, a Pentagon spokesman said he had seen the reports. He noted that the Iranians did not specifically claim that the drone was American.

In the past, there have been incidents of Iran claiming to have seized U.S. drones.

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More News On Iranian Claims That They Have Captured An Enemy Drone

Iran says it downed drone -- UPI
Iran says it captured 'enemy drone'
-- CNN
Iran Claims To Have Hacked Foreign Spy Drone
-- RTT
Iran 'Captures' Enemy Drone -- Radio Free Europe
Iran claims to have downed ‘foreign’ drone -- Euro News
Flying high: Iran seizes 'another foreign' spy drone -- RT

My Comment: I guess someone wants to watch Iran's war games, especially since they are bragging about new weapon systems like this.

Update: Iran's Revolutionary Guard denies drone capture -- ABC/AP

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