Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he has been briefed on an unknown flying object that was found violating American airspace and was shot down by the U.S. military off the coast of Alaska on Feb. 10.
“This afternoon, an object that violated American airspace was brought down. I was briefed on the matter and supported the decision to take action,” Trudeau wrote on his Twitter account.
He added that the Canadian and U.S. military and intelligence services will always work together to “keep people safe,” including through the bi-national defence organization, North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The unknown flying object, which the U.S. military has been tracking over the past 24 hours, was shot down on orders from U.S. President Joe Biden, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in a press conference earlier on Feb. 10….