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1st LD: Iran says "wards off" U.S. drone

Xinhua, August 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iran identified a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) east of the county on Monday and warned it to stay away from its airspace, Tasnim news agency reported.

The report said the drone was flying from a base in Afghanistan's Qandahar and intended to intrude into Iranian airspace.

It was approaching Iran's air borders but changed course after receiving a "timely warning" from the Iranian air defense system, Tasnim said. Endit