The US military shot down a new aircraft over Lake Huron on Sunday, the fourth such aircraft to violate Canadian and US airspace in just over a week.
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Just called from @DeptofDefense – our military is keeping a very close eye on the object over Lake Huron. We’ll learn more about what that was in the coming days, but for now rest assured that from the moment it crossed our waters, all parties have been laser-focused on it.
— Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) February 12, 2023
“He was shot down by United States Air Force and National Guard pilots,” Michigan elect Elissa Slotkin confirmed on Twitter Sunday afternoon.
Hours earlier, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) announced that airspace over Lake Michigan had been closed “to ensure the safety of air traffic in the region during operations.” NORAD,” the organization said in a statement.
Filmed on Saturday in the Yukon
This event comes as three more flying objects were shot down in Canada and the United States in the past few days.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered the military to land a strange, unidentified aircraft in Yukon airspace.
“The safety of the citizens is our top priority. That’s why I made the decision to shoot down this unidentified object,” Mr Trudeau said during a news conference Sunday morning.
At the time of this brief statement, the Prime Minister was about to fly to Whitehorse where he will meet with Indigenous leaders and visit the site where the mysterious device was recovered.
Recall that on February 10 Washington announced that it had shot down an “object” flying at high altitude over Alaska. Also on February 4, a Chinese spy balloon was launched by a US military missile off the coast of South Carolina.
a provocation
A former Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) senior executive, Michel Juneau-Katsuya, says Canada must be ready to step in.
“We’re used to abuse […] often by Chinese or Russian fighter jets just coming to test our defenses […] What we are seeing are incursions that go a little further and destabilize the governance of the two countries,” he said.
According to Mr. Juneau-Katsuya, these flying objects are primarily intended to “destabilize and provoke” the Canadian and American governments.
“Could there be elements within the Chinese leadership trying to provoke a conflict between China and the United States? asks the expert.
– With AFP and TVA Nouvelles
The strange flying machines shot down this month:
- February 4 US military shoots down Chinese spy balloon off South Carolina
- February 10 Washington announces it has shot down an “object” flying at high altitude over Alaska
- February 11: Justin Trudeau orders shooting and shooting down of unidentified object violating Canadian Yukon airspace
- February 12: The US military shoots down a new “object” at high altitude, this time over Lake Huron
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