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U.S. Military Uses Lasers to Shoot Down Mexican Cartel Drones at Southern Border

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What happened U.S. Military Uses Lasers to Shoot Down Mexican Cartel Drones at Southern Border.
The headline split The Gateway Pundit frames it as "U.S. Military Uses Lasers to Shoot Down Mexican Cartel Drones at Southern Border". Instapundit frames it as "21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Laser used to shoot down cartel drones near Mexico border. “Offic...".
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The Gateway PunditNews report · Aug 28, 9:20 PM

U.S. Military Uses Lasers to Shoot Down Mexican Cartel Drones at Southern Border

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InstapunditOpinion · Aug 28, 7:52 PM

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Laser used to shoot down cartel drones near Mexico border. “Officials descri

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Laser used to shoot down cartel drones near Mexico border. “Officials described the drones, though exact locations were not disclosed, as ‘hostile’ and that they pos...

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