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Watch: US MQ-9 Reaper Drone Shot Down in Yemen

US Central Command has acknowledged they lost an MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen.

“We assess that an MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was shot down in western Yemen on Oct. 1, 2017. This incident is under investigation,” said Maj. Earl Brown, a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command.

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US Central Command has acknowledged they lost an MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen.

“We assess that an MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was shot down in western Yemen on Oct. 1, 2017. This incident is under investigation,” said Maj. Earl Brown, a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command.

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