16 July 2015

News Story: Pakistan Says It Shot Down Indian Spy Drone

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani military said Wednesday it shot down an Indian spy drone on its side of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.

The incident came days after a meeting between the Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers in Russia last week signaling a new thaw in the ties between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

"An Indian spy drone used for aerial photography was shot down by Pakistani troops which intruded into Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) near Bhimber today," the military said in a statement.

However, the Indian Army and Air Force both denied any of their drones were shot down or crashed, according to a Press Trust of India report.

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