NATO has admitted losing an unmanned helicopter drone in Libya, but denied Libyan television reports that the aircraft was an Apache attack chopper.

NATO Spokesperson Mike Bracken: “This drone helicopter, unmanned, was performing intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance over Libya to monitor pro-Gaddafi forces threatening the civilian population. We are currently looking into the reasons behind this incident. What I can say is NATO confirms that it has not lost any attack helicopters during Operation Unified Protector.”