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Canada shot down a small “cylindrical” object flying over the north-west of the country about 12000 meters high because it poses a threat to civil aviation, Canada’s defense minister said this Saturday, Anita Anand.
Anand said at a press conference that the site was shot down by warplanes at 15:41 Ottawa time (20:41 GMT) in the central zone of the territory Yukonin the northwest of Canadaand about 160 km from the border with USA.
The Minister of Defense added that she does not want to speculate on the origin of the object to questions whether it is of Chinese origin.
Anand also noted that the object was similar, though smaller, to a Chinese hot air balloon that USA shot down 4 February off the coast North Carolina (USA) after flying over most of the country.
“It would be unwise for me to speculate about the origin of the object at this time,” said the Canadian minister, who asked to wait while the authorities analyzed the data to provide additional information.
US coordination
Although the object was discovered hours before it was shot down, the lack of daylight to visually identify it caused Canadian authorities to wait before ordering it neutralized.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeausays in a statement he decided with the President of the United States, Joe Bidenstart demolition.
Trudeau also said US military authorities have been monitoring the site for the past 24 hours.
The object was eventually shot down by an AIM-9X infrared missile launched from an F-22 Raptor. USAFwhich was operated together with CF-18 aircraft air force from Canada by order North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad).
Along with combat aircraft, the patrol aircraft SR-140 “Aurora” from Canada.
tension
For the first time “Norad”, created in 1958 to protect the airspace USA And Canadashoots down a flying object in the area.
“The importance of this moment cannot be underestimated. We jointly located the object and jointly shot it down,” Anand said.
Canadian authorities have indicated that they have begun work to retrieve the object’s remains.
(As reported by EFE)
Source: RPP
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