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US publishes photo showing Chinese balloon before it was shot down

The photo was taken from the cockpit of a US military reconnaissance aircraft. Just one day later, the US military shot down the Chinese aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the state of South Carolina.

Published 23.02.2023 09:34
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Washington has accused Beijing of having used the aircraft for spying on its military infrastructure. China has rejected the claim, saying the balloon was a civilian research balloon that had been blown off course "by force majeure" and had inadvertently entered US airspace.
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