U.S. Spy Plane Crashes on Anti-Terror Mission
From Times Wire Reports
PAKISTAN
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An unmanned U.S. spy plane crashed in Pakistan.
The U.S. Central Command, which runs American military operations in and around Afghanistan, said the pilotless Global Hawk crashed while on a mission in support of the war against terrorism. It did not specify the location, but Pentagon officials said it was Pakistan.
Pentagon officials said the engine apparently failed.
It was the second Global Hawk aircraft to crash since the war in Afghanistan began in October.
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