South Korea reviews near-shootdown of US military drone near border

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South Korean military inspectors are reviewing a near-shootdown incident involving an unidentified aircraft near the North Korean border, later identified as a US drone participating in joint exercises. This raises security concerns on the tense border.

SEOUL, July 31 - South Korean military inspectors will visit an army corps on Friday to review an incident in which troops nearly shot down an unidentified aircraft near the border with North Korea before determining it was a U.S. drone taking part in a joint exercise, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.