No US military drone reported down: Pentagon

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The Pentagon has no information that any US military drone was shot down or crashed Tuesday in Pakistan, a spokesman said.

"We have no reports of any loss of DoD (Department of Defense) drones," said Lieutenant Colonel Mark Wright.

The CIA declined to comment on the report by Pakistani officials that an unmanned spy plane crashed in South Waziristan.

A senior Pakistani security official told AFP the plane, which was believed to be American, crashed in Pakistani territory without disintegrating. Some residents said it was shot down by tribesmen.