A Soviet-era reconnaissance drone that crashed in the Croatian capital Zagreb last month without causing any casualties carried an air bomb that exploded after hitting the ground, a panel of experts said today.
The experts did not want to reveal the intended purpose of the drone or who sent it, but Hungary had reported that the Tupolev TU-141 unmanned aircraft had been spotted by radar in Hungarian airspace, having first been spotted over Ukraine, and had entered in Hungary via Romanian airspace.
The drone, flying at an altitude of 1,000 meters, flew from Hungary on March 10th and crashed seven minutes after entering Croatian airspace, the Croatian government said at the time.
Both Hungary and Croatia are NATO members.
The incident came two weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A detailed analysis of the metal fragments of the unmanned aircraft showed that the drone carrying the OFAB 100-120 type bomb hit the ground due to the parachute system not working, but no traces of military explosives, such as trinitrotoluene (TNT), were found. said Ivana Bacic, an explosives specialist, at a press conference in Zagreb.
The bomb was loaded with unconventional organic powdered substance which exploded into gases and therefore could not be identified, Bacic said.
Investigators say 96 vehicles were damaged in the blast near Lake Jarun in Zagreb. The damage is estimated at 600,000 kuna ($ 86,090).
They declined to say who may have sent the drone and why, saying it was part of a Department of Defense investigation.
Source: AMPE
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