The US Army this Saturday shot down a Chinese balloon off the east coast of the country, the American press reported, hours after President Joe Biden promised to “take care” of the alleged spying device, which Washington considers an “unacceptable violation of sovereignty”. “.
Arrivals and departures were suspended at three airports in North and South Carolina “to support the Department of Defense in a national security effort,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told AFP.
“Today’s deliberate and lawful action demonstrates that President Biden and his national security team will always put the security of the American people first and will effectively respond to the People’s Republic of China’s unacceptable violation of our sovereignty,” he said. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Fox News and CNN reported the operation after three airports in the US Southeast were temporarily closed amid what the Federal Aviation Administration called a “national security effort.”
President Joe Biden congratulated fighter pilots in Maryland for shooting down the balloon in American airspace.