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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Al Jazeera Staff

Biden says flying objects likely tied to private sector, research

President Joe Biden says the United States is not seeking a new Cold War with China [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden has suggested that the three flying objects detected in North America’s skies in recent days were harmless, saying they were likely linked to private entities or research.

Biden told reporters on Thursday that intelligence officials are still assessing the objects, but there was no evidence that they were linked to an alleged Chinese spy balloon that US forces downed off the coast of South Carolina after it had traversed the country.

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