A US drone was reportedly shot down in North Waziristan and local residents seized the sensitive espionage paraphernalia onboard, security officials told Daily Times on Friday. | Such planes fly constantly over North and South Waziristan and use state-of–the-art equipment to track down Al Qaeda and Taliban elements. |
Remains of the small plane were seen 25 kilometres west of Miranshah on the Dattakhel-Miranshah road near Land Muhammadkhel village, the officials said.
Military spokesman Maj Gen Waheed Arshad confirmed the incident. “The likely cause of the crash [is] technical malfunction. The local residents have seized the equipment onboard the plane,” he said.
Such planes fly constantly over North and South Waziristan and use state-of–the-art equipment to track down Al Qaeda and Taliban elements. A similar plane was shot down last year as well. |