New images released by the FBI on Thursday showed federal agents examining remnants of China’s spy balloon — as the US continued efforts to assess how extensive the device’s surve…
— as the US continued efforts to assess how extensive the device’s surveillance capabilities were.
Another showed the recovered evidence being processed after being taken to the FBI Laboratory at Quantico, Va. for further analysis. The FBI still doesn’t have access to the majority of the balloon’s “payload,” which is where most of the onboard electronics were likely carried, according to the official.In one image released by the feds, a member of the evidence response team photographed remnants of the balloon.The FBI still doesn’t have access to the majority of the balloon’s “payload,” according to an official.
The State Department also said Thursday that it was confident the manufacturer of the spy craft has a “direct relationship” with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
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