4 February 2023 at 20:42 Chinese spy balloon shot down The Chinese balloon has been shot down over the American east coast, reports the AP news agency. The balloon was shot down by an F-22, according to the Pentagon. An operation is underway to salvage the wreckage. Earlier on Saturday evening, ABC News reported that air traffic has been suspended in parts of North and South Carolina, where the spy balloon has been observed. An area of 250 square kilometers in South Carolina and across the Atlantic Ocean was temporarily closed. American authorities believe it is a spy balloon, while China claims it is a weather balloon gone astray.
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