Sanaa Oct 1 (IANS) A US-made pilotless plane was shot down by a Houthi missile north of Yemen s capital Sanaa on Sunday morning Houthi officials and residents said.
The plane seen by a Xinhua photographer at the scene was very big and divided into two parts before it caught on fire Xinhua news agency reported.
"The drone General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper was shot down by a guided missile fired from our Rocketry Force " said a statement by the Houthi group which controls Sanaa.
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