Taiwan Soldiers Fire at Civilian Drones Over Islands
- Pilotless aircraft are believed to be controlled by China
- President had ordered tougher measures against such incursions
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Taiwanese soldiers fired shots to ward off civilian drones flying close to small offshore islands controlled by Taipei near the Chinese coast after President Tsai Ing-wen ordered the military to take tougher measures against such incursions.
Three civilian drones flew close to islands off the Taiwanese island of Kinmen in three separate incidents on Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense in Taipei. It said Taiwanese soldiers based on the islands fired shots to drive the drones away.