Iran shoots at a drone in central Tehran: military commander | Reuters

by Alex Kirkpatrick

16 January 2017

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Iran’s anti-aircraft forces fired shots at a drone on Monday that had entered the no-fly zone in the capital Tehran, a military commander was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.

Central Tehran is a no-fly zone as government institutions and the office of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei are located there…

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