Details added (First version posted on 13:06)
Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 23
By Emil Ilgar – Trend:
Iran’s automatic air defense missile system opened fire at a helishot drone around the house of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Dec. 23.
The system is established in a no-fly zone of the Engelab street, close the house of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Before, ISNA quoted Mohsen Nasj Hamadani, Tehran Province’s deputy official in charge of police and security as saying that the system probably shot several times at at unclear target, which may have been "a bird".
He said that the accident is under investigation.
However, an hour after that, Hamadani told Tasnim that the object was a helishot drone, belongs to state TV.
Another Iranian agency, ILNA also reported that the system shot at a helishot drone, belonging to a documentary filmmaking company, and which has deviated from its territory unintentionally.
Iranian government hasn't made any official statements on the incident yet.
Defense system goes off at helishot drone near Khamenei's house (UPDATE)
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