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A U.S. military drone flew over an inter-Korean border region during combined drills with South Korea on Thursday, military officials said, prompting residents in the area to evacuate as a precaution.
The unmanned flying vehicle was detected south of a general outpost in northern Gyeonggi Province near the border with North Korea and was later identified as a U.S. military drone belonging to its Marine Corps stationed here, according to military officials from both sides.
"Upon further verification, the unmanned vehicle was identified as a U.S. military drone participating in a training exercise," an official from South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) told reporters.
The JCS official said operation measures were carried out in line with standard protocol.
