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La Jornada Newspaper
Sunday, December 15, 2024, p. 18
New York., The appearance of unidentified drones the size of small cars continues to disturb the skies of the northeastern United States this weekend, which is why the governor of the state of New York asked the federal authorities for help, while the president-elect, Donald Trump, suggested that we must shoot them.
It’s going too far the matter, lamented yesterday Kathy Hochul, president of New York – the fourth most populous state in the United States (20 million inhabitants) – and stressed in a statement that the night before yesterday the runways of a small airport in the region, due to the appearance of new drones.
For several weeks now, residents of the New York and New Jersey region have reported flights of unidentified drones the size of a small car CNN News reported, in a phenomenon that is causing concern.
You see red and green lights like flashing in the corners. They just change direction and go about 90 to 270 degrees. A regular airplane can’t do that.a New Jersey resident told CNN.
▲ Several drones fly over Bernardsville, New Jersey.Photo Brian Glenn/TMX via Ap
Faced with uncertainty, residents created a Facebook group called “New Jersey Mystery Drones – let’s solve it,” which has almost 44,000 members.
Donald Trump spoke out on the matter on his Truth Social platform, and criticized the government of the outgoing president, Democrat Joe Biden. Mysterious drone sightings across the country. Could this really be happening without our government finding out? I don’t believe it! People need to know, and right away. If not, shoot them!!!wrote.
The White House and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated that there is no evidence at this time that mysterious sightings represent a threat to national security or public safety or have a foreign nexus.