Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that an unidentified object flying over northern Canada has been hit.
North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad), of which the United States and Canada are also part, on Saturday afternoon the presence of an object flying at high altitude.
It is not known whether there is a relationship between this device, which the USA dropped in Alaska on Friday, February 10, and the Chinese balloon that overthrew the Joe Biden government a few days ago.
(In context: USA shot down mysterious ‘unidentified object’ flying over Alaska)
“I have ordered the downing of an unidentified object that violates Canadian airspace,” Trudeau said on Twitter.
“I spoke with President Biden this afternoon. I hope Canadian Forces will find and analyze the remains of the object.” Finally, he thanked Norad for his attention.
According to Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand, The object dropped was “cylindrical” and was flying over the northwest of the country at an altitude of about 12,000 metres.. He said it poses a threat to civil aviation.
Anand announced at a press conference that the object was shot down by warplanes at 3:41 PM Ottawa time (20:41 GMT) in the central region of the Yukon Territory in northwest Canada, about 160 kilometers from the Canadian border. United States joined.
When asked whether the object is of Chinese origin, the Defense Minister added that he does not want to speculate about the origin of the object.
Norad spokesman Olivier Gallant confirmed to Global News that “a high-flying object has been detected in northern Canada.”
At the time, Gallant said he couldn’t give more details about the object, but explained: military aircraft operate in Canada and Alaska to support Norad’s activities in the “defense of North America”.
The discovery was made public after the United States shot down an unknown flying object over Alaska and a Chinese balloon allegedly used by Beijing for espionage missions.
(Also: US Intelligence Says China Balloon Is ‘Clearly Surveillance Purpose’)
YALENI SOLANO
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*With information from EFE
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