US military uses laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say, and FAA closes airspace near El Paso, Texas

FORT HANCOCK, Texas (AP) — US military uses laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say, and FAA closes airspace near El Paso, Texas.

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