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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Nato chief says ‘spy balloons’ are part of ‘surveillance pattern’ by Russia and China

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a press conference

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

“Spy balloons” shot down over the US in the last week are part of a pattern of surveillance by China and Russia, Nato’s secretary general has warned.

US military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said - the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert.

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