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Official says US drone was downed in international airspace over Strait of Hormuz

Official says US drone was downed in international airspace over Strait of Hormuz

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Justin Low
20/06/2019 | 05:58 GMT

A US official comments to Fox News

There's no doubt where they will angle this story towards given their recent allegations against Iran over tanker attacks in the Persian Gulf. But this will just add to the growing tensions between the two countries as of late.

Update: The official now says that the drone was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. Right on cue.

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