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Japan scrambles jet after spotting suspected Chinese drone: Ministry

Japan scrambles jet after spotting suspected Chinese drone: Ministry
An F-2 fighter jet flies during a live-fire exercise conducted by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at East Fuji Maneuver Area, in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan on May 28, 2022.
PHOTO: Reuters

Japan's defence ministry said on Tuesday (May 2) it scrambled a jet fighter after spotting a suspected Chinese drone between the Japanese island of Yonaguni and Taiwan.

The drone flew towards Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan from the Philippines, the ministry said in a statement.

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