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Pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy released by police in India after being detained for eight months
Detectives suspected the bird was involved in espionage after it was captured near a port in Mumbai. It was found with two rings tied to its legs featuring words that appeared to be Chinese.
news.sky.com
Turns out it was an open-water racing bird that escaped from Taiwan to India.
“An investigation found the bird was not a spy, and had simply flown across the border between the countries.”
Are birds still used in espionage? Thought it was a WWII thing.