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Video. Suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over western US

Updated: 03/02/2023 - 15:48 GMT+1

Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied that a balloon spotted in US airspace is collecting sensitive information, stating it was a civilian "airship" used for mostly meteorological purposes that had accidentally strayed.

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