Canadian PM says forces will now recover and analyse the wreckage of the object
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said he ordered a US warplane to shoot down an unidentified object that was flying high over northern Canada.
Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesCanadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said he ordered a US warplane to shoot down an unidentified object that was flying high over northern Canada, acting a day after US planes took similar actionShortly before Mr Trudeau’s tweet, the North American Aerospace Defence Command said it had detected an object flying at high altitude over Canada.On Twitter, Mr Trudeau said: “I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace.
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