US Navy recovers Chinese balloon - in pictures
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US sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean. AP -
FBI special agents assigned to the evidence response team process material recovered from the high-altitude balloon recovered off the coast of South Carolina. AP -
US officials say the military has finished recovering the remnants of the large balloon and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese spy balloon. AP -
US Navy frogmen recover debris from the Atlantic Ocean. Reuters -
A US fighter jet approaches the large balloon off the coast of South Carolina. AP -
US sailors recover a Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down at the weekend off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. US Navy / Reuters -
The balloon landed and was recovered in US water. US Navy / EPA -
Under orders from US President Joe Biden and with the full support of the Canadian government, American fighter jets shot down the balloon in US airspace. US Navy / EPA -
A US Coast Guard helicopter flies over balloon debris during recovery work. US Navy / EPA -
US sailors look for more debris. US Navy / EPA -
The Department of Defence said the balloon was able to manoeuvre itself to a degree. US Navy / EPA -
The Chinese government has insisted that it was a weather research balloon. US Navy / EPA
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