Mar 29 ,2007 - A senior Yemeni official affirmed to Alayam Paper Thursday that the drone shot down In Hadromout province was an American unmanned plane.

He said that fishermen in Hadrmout reported to a close military unit that they found the drone, and then the unit moved to the site.

On the other hand, the Defence Ministry declined to comment on the incident or affirm the nationality of the drone, whether an American, a French or an Iranian.

Yesterday it was an Iranian drone.

Almotamar.net - SANAA, March 28 - Yemeni Defence Ministry announced today bringing down a foreign drone flying over the south of coasts of Hadramout governorate, east of Yemen. and local media reported that the aircraft was Iranian. The Defence Ministry website quoted an official military source his confirmation that anti-aircraft forces of Yemen were able to shoot down the drone Tuesday after watching it entering the Yemeni airspace....Raynews website reported on Tuesday that the drone plane that was downed over the area of Hadrampout governorate belongs to the Islamic Republic of Iran but the official source did not disclose its identity.

Tomorrow it might become a Libyan drone. (Yemen has been accusing both Iran and Libya of supporting a band of rebels. But then they distance themselves from the statements within days.)

Update: Its back to being an Iranian drone, "Officials said the Iranian UAV flew over the Arabian Sea and conducted reconnaissance missions deep in southeastern Yemen. "

Yemeni President Saleh *is* the King of Spin.

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