MILF shoots down US spy plane in Mindanao
11/14/2008 | 05:07 PM
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Moro rebels shot down a US spy drone that reportedly flew inside the rebel territory, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front said Friday.
Mohagher Iqbal, a senior leader of the MILF, said the drone was captured by rebel forces in the hinterlands of Talayan town in the province of Maguindanao.
He said the spy plane was shot down on the night of October 31 and recovered by the rebels the next day.
The MILF announced the capture of the spy drone only this week after they finished examining the aircraft.
Iqbal did not say whether the drone was armed or had a thermal and infrared video camera, but he claimed that the aircraft has a wing span of eight feet. He said the rebels opened fire on the drone with automatic weapons.
"The spy plane is still in good condition and intact and we will not give it back to the US military. It is now the property of the MILF," Iqbal told the GMANews.TV.
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11/14/2008 | 05:07 PM
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Moro rebels shot down a US spy drone that reportedly flew inside the rebel territory, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front said Friday.
Mohagher Iqbal, a senior leader of the MILF, said the drone was captured by rebel forces in the hinterlands of Talayan town in the province of Maguindanao.
He said the spy plane was shot down on the night of October 31 and recovered by the rebels the next day.
The MILF announced the capture of the spy drone only this week after they finished examining the aircraft.
Iqbal did not say whether the drone was armed or had a thermal and infrared video camera, but he claimed that the aircraft has a wing span of eight feet. He said the rebels opened fire on the drone with automatic weapons.
"The spy plane is still in good condition and intact and we will not give it back to the US military. It is now the property of the MILF," Iqbal told the GMANews.TV.
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