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Algerian army says it shot down ‘armed surveillance drone’ that violated airspace

By Thomson Reuters Apr 1, 2025 | 12:40 PM

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Algerian army shot down an “armed surveillance drone” that violated the country’s airspace, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.

The drone was downed early on Tuesday near the border town of Tin Zaouatine, it said in a statement, without providing further details.

(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din, Jaidaa Taha and Muhammed Al Gebaly; Editing by Gareth Jones)