Hezbollah Flew A Reconnaissance Drone Over Israel

High tech terrorists, just what we need. According to AP Breaking News the terrorist group Hezbollah claims to have flown its first arial reconnaisance drone all the way to the Israeli northern city of Nahariya.

Hezbollah claims the drone which was launched from Lebanon returned to them safely. Conflicting reports claim the drone crashed and was picked up by fisherman.

Israel claimed the craft was Iranian-made, and the army confirmed that it penetrated Israeli airspace early Sunday and flew over western Galilee.

The flight was believed to be the first hostile aerial incursion from Lebanon into Israel by guerrillas since Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command members sailed over in 1987 on a hang glider and killed six soldiers before being shot dead.

"This qualitative and new achievement by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon comes as part of a natural response to the Zionist enemy's repeated and permanent violations of Lebanese airspace," a Hezbollah statement said.

Israel's army described the flight as evidence of Lebanon's lack of control within its territory and said "Israel views gravely any infiltration into its sovereign territory from the air, sea or by land, and will act to ensure the security of its citizens."

All I can say is Israel needs to act (not that they normally have a problem with responding to threats from other nations).

With the rapid growth of unmanned vehicle technology can you imagine the threat generated by terrorist posessing such aircraft?

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at November 7, 2004 05:17 PM