US military uses a laser to blast a drone out of the sky on the US-Mexico border — the target belonged to Customs and Border Protection in the friendly fire incident

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Congress officials just reported that the U.S. military accidentally shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone flying around the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the Associated Press, the incident happened in Fort Hancock, some 50 miles southeast of El Paso International Airport, which was shut down two weeks ago due to the firing of another laser weapon, after it was mistaken for a Mexican cartel drone.

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