Mexico military brings down ‘unfortunate’ drone near South Korea World Cup training camp
Unclear if drone was spying on training session or if arrests made South Korea coach said drone would not have spotted tactics Mexican military forces intercepted and brought down a drone that flew near the South Korea team’s training camp ahead of its World Cup match against Mexico, a federal official told the Asso…
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