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Pak Drone Shot Down By BSF At Punjab Border

New Delhi: A drone entering India from Pakistan through the international border in Punjab was shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday, a spokesperson of the force said, news agency PTI reported.

The unmanned aerial vehicle was detected at around 7:45 am near the Pulmoran border post in the Amritsar sector.

“BSF troops fired at the drone and brought it down. The drone has been seized. A search of the area is in progress to find out if it has dropped any consignment,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying

This is the third straight day that the border-guarding force has shot down a drone in Punjab.

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