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Second Chinese balloon 'transiting' Latin America: Pentagon
Strategic
2023-02-04, 11:30am
Chinese balloon soars over US sky
Washington, Feb 4 - A Chinese spy balloon was flying over Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday night, one day after a similar craft was seen over US skies.
"We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon," Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said in a statement, without specifying the balloon's exact location. - AFP