US Federal Aviation stops traffic to bring down 'China balloon'

International
  • 4-02-2023, 22:34
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    INA - SOURCES 

    The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Saturday, that it had stopped traffic at three airports "in support of a national security effort" to bring down 'China balloon'.

    One of the affected airports is Myrtle Beach International in South Carolina - the state the balloon was said to be heading towards.

    The FAA has also closed airspace off the South Carolina coast. Tracking website Flightradar24 showed US Air Force and Coastguard aircraft operating in the skies between Wilmington, North Carolina, and Myrtle Beach.

    US defence officials announced they were tracking a giant surveillance balloon over the US.











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