U.S. recovers parts from Chinese balloon that crashed off South Carolina

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U.S. recovers parts from Chinese balloon that crashed off South Carolina

The U.S. recovered parts from the Chinese balloon that an American F-22 fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina, as Biden administration officials said that the U.S. was still trying to figure out how much senior leaders in Beijing knew about the alleged spy mission.

Gen. Glen VanHerck, head of NORAD, said that the balloon and its payload were scattered over a patch of about 1.9 square kilometers, and the U.S. is surveying the site as it works to retrieve the wreckage. He said at a briefing on Monday that one concern for the recovery teams was whether the equipment carried explosives or other hazardous materials.

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