US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean

Balloon was downed over the North Carolina coast, with the goal of recovering the remnants before they sink into the oceanUS warplanes have shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon over the Atlantic Ocean after it had crossed the entire U and caused a diplomatic rift between the two countries.The balloon, which China said is for meteorological purposes but the US insists has been spying, could be seen on television collapsing and falling from the sky. Earlier, Joe Biden told reporters that “we’re going to take care of it” and was reported to have given the order for it to be shot down over the ocean, after several days flying at 60,000 over the US. The US military had warned that a shoot-down over land could risk casualties on the ground.