Iran shows film of captured US drone

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

8 December 2011 Last updated at 17:50 GMT

Iran shows film of captured US drone

Iranian TV has shown the first video footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border.

Images show Iranian military officials inspecting the RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft which appears to be undamaged.

US officials have acknowledged the loss of the unmanned plane, saying it had malfunctioned.

However, Iranian officials say its forces electronically hijacked the drone and steered it to the ground.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16098562

[Ian David]

1. "However, Iranian officials say its forces electronically hijacked the drone and steered it..."

"However, Iranian officials say its forces electronically hijacked the drone and steered it to the ground."

If this is true, I don't know if we want these things flying around over America.

[sharp_stick]

2. That sucker is in pretty good

shape to have been a malfunction. Methinks we should be hardening the software and encryption a bit before flying anymore of them around.

[Harmony Blue]

4. They still haven't learned their lesson from what happened in Iraq

I am not surprised to be honest.

[octothorpe]

3. Tr0jan Pony!!!!!!!

[applegrove]

5. I was amazed at the size of the sucker.