Iran claims shoot-down of Israeli spy drone

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STORY: Iranian television on Monday (August 25) broadcast pictures of drone wreckage, it said was an Israeli spy drone shot down by Iran on Saturday (August 23).

Iranian media said the drone was intercepted as it was heading for Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment site.

"The downed aircraft was of the stealth, radar-evasive type and it intended to penetrate the off-limits nuclear area in Natanz ... but was targeted by a ground-to-air missile before it managed to enter the area," state news agency ISNA said, citing a statement by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.