The
first drone went down on the East African archipelago on December 13.
The crash caused no injuries and the airport was reopened for normal traffic
within minutes.
Local officials said the American drones based in Seychelles are used to track
pirates in and around the Indian Ocean. The aircrafts are usually unarmed,
although they are capable of carrying weapons.
A classified US diplomatic cable dated 2009 revealed that the aircraft
performed missions over Somalia and the Horn of Africa from the Seychelles.
The US has used drones in the past to hunt for al-Qaeda militants in Somalia
and Yemen, among other countries.
There is a small US military team stationed in the Seychelles to operate the
drone programme.
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