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Pak army shot down second Indian spy quadcopter along LoC, claims Islamabad

The quadcopter was destroyed in Satwal Sector, Pakistan Major General Asif Ghafoor said

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Press Trust of India Islamabad

The Pakistan Army on Wednesday claimed to have shot down a second "Indian spy quadcopter" flying over the Pakistani side of the Line of Control.

Major General Asif Ghafoor, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations - the Pakistan Army's media wing, said "Pakistan Army troops shot down another Indian spy quadcopter".

The quadcopter was destroyed in Satwal Sector, he added.

On Tuesday, Maj Gen Gafoor had tweeted along with a picture of the drone, claiming that Pakistan Army troops had shot down an "Indian spy quadcopter" in the Bagh Sector of Pakistani side of the Line of Control, a claim strongly rejected by the Indian Army.

 

He had said that not even a quadcopter will be allowed to cross (the) LoC.

According to the Pakistani defence officials, "four intruding Indian drones were shot down by Pakistani forces last year.

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First Published: Jan 03 2019 | 12:15 AM IST

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