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Soviet-era drone that crashed in Croatia carried aerial bomb, experts say

A police officer stands at a drone crash site, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zagreb, Croatia, March 11, 2022. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

A Soviet-era reconnaissance drone that crashed in the Croatian capital of Zagreb last month without causing any harm to residents carried an aerial bomb that exploded after hitting the ground, a panel of experts said on Wednesday.

The investigators did not want to reveal the drone's intended target or who had sent it, but Hungary had said that the Tupolev TU-141 drone was detected by radar in Hungarian airspace after being detected over Ukraine, and had entered Hungary via Romanian air space.

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