A U.S. drone has crashed in the island nation of Seychelles, an incident that comes just over a week after a U.S. drone went down in Iran.
The U.S. Air Force confirmed that the unarmed MQ-9 drone crash-landed at the Seychelles International Airport Tuesday morning.
"The cause of the incident is unknown and currently under investigation," the Air Force said in a statement.
According to the Air Force, the Seychelles
government was "immediately notified," and the U.S. military is
coordinating with Seychelles officials to coordinate "the removal of
debris."
The drone that went down more than a week
ago in Iran remains in Iranian hands. An Iranian military official said
over the weekend that the country will not return the aircraft, as it
considers the drone's presence a "hostile act." Iran's defense minister
has called on the United States to apologize for the incident. More Read
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