Unmanned U.S. Spy Plane Crashes
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An unmanned U.S. spy plane crashed Saturday near a remote village in southern Pakistan, not far from a military base being used by American forces, U.S. and Pakistani officials said.
The Predator’s wreckage was found near Karim Bakhsh, about 15 miles northeast of Jacobabad, and was being examined by U.S. soldiers, local police official Mohammed Mustafa said.
“The plane, which was on a routine surveillance mission, lost contact with the Jacobabad air base at 3:30 a.m.,” he said.
In Washington, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Michael Humm said the plane was returning from a mission when it crashed and that enemy fire was not involved.
The cause of the crash was under investigation, he said.
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