US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic

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The United States has shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew across America last week. Three airports were closed and airspace was closed off the coast of South Carolina after US military jets targeted the object over the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the AP news agency, footage shows the balloon falling into the sea after an explosion. US President Joe Biden has faced intense pressure to take it down since it first appeared across the US last week.

Tracking website Flightradar24 showed US Air Force and Coast Guard planes operating in the skies between Wilmington, North Carolina, and Myrtle Beach.

The Coast Guard had also advised sailors to leave the area because of military operations "which pose a great risk," the Associated Press reports.

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