Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Paris drones: New wave of alerts - BBC News


Paris drones: New wave of alerts

Ten more drones have been spotted flying over Paris and reports say police are searching for four men after a chase in the east of the city.

The latest drones were seen hovering near the Eiffel Tower and several other areas further away from the centre.

Some 60 drones have been sighted since October, over nuclear installations and central Paris, the government says.

The most recent have all been over Paris, prompting security fears after the murders of 17 people last month.

Security at key sites in Paris was tightened last month after the killings by Islamist gunmen at Charlie Hebdo magazine, in Montrouge and a kosher supermarket.

Flying drones over the capital is banned without a licence and no night flights are allowed over the city at all. The heightened security presence was thought to be one of the reasons why the unmanned aerial vehicles were spotted.

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