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Amazon.com Inc. is testing delivery packages using drones, CEO Jeff Bezos said Sunday on the CBS television program “60 Minutes.”

Bezos said the drones, unmanned vehicles that fly through the air, could deliver packages that weigh up to five pounds. That represents roughly 86 percent of packages that Amazon delivers, he said.

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This undated handout photo released by Amazon on December 1, 2013 shows an “octocopter” mini-drone that would be used to fly small packages to consumers.
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