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The forces immediately took action and successfully brought the drone down before it could enter further into the area.<br \/>\nOfficials said that no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident. After the drone crashed, security personnel cordoned off the area and began an investigation to determine its purpose and origin.<br \/>\nSecurity authorities are currently examining the wreckage of the drone to gather more information about the mission it was carrying out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR The security forces on Sunday shot down an Indian-made drone copter reportedly being used by Afghan Taliban in Wana, South Waziristan. According to local police, the drone copter was coming from the Afghan side of the border when it was detected by security forces. 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