BREAKING: A Reuters photographer witnessed a suspected Chinese spy balloon being shot down Saturday off the southeastern United States.
Beijing says vessel was civilian 'airship,' Washington decries 'violation' of sovereigntyAn alleged Chinese spy balloon is seen drifting through the skies above the Kingston, N.C., area.U.S.President Joe Biden approved a military plan to shoot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon, U.S. officials said, as the government ordered a halt to flights around the South Carolina coast due to what it called an undisclosed "national security effort.
A Reuters photographer said the suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down over the southeastern U.S. coast. A stream came from a jet, hit the balloon, but there was no explosion, the photographer said.Military leaders earlier this week had recommended against shooting down the balloon when it was over Montana due to the risk of falling debris, officials said.The U.S.
China's Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Saturday that the flight of the "airship" over the U.S. was a force majeure accident, and it accused U.S. politicians and media of taking advantage of the situation to discredit Beijing.
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