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Three people detained regarding drone flights over French nuclear power plants

Three detained over drone found near French nuclear plant Radio Australia  6 November 2014, Three people are detained after authorities find them with at least one drone near a French nuclear plant, officials say………The three people, believed to be aged in their 20s, were detained near a nuclear plant in Belleville-sur-Loire, some 150 kilometres south of Paris.

They were said to be in possession of at least one drone, although it had not flown over the plant.

Prosecutor Marie-Pierre Viret said the three were held for questioning over “voluntary overflight … of an aircraft in a prohibited area”.

French law bans small, civilian drones from areas such as nuclear facilities, which are protected by a no-fly zone that spans a 2.5-kilometre radius and a height of 1,000 metres.

French authorities have been left scratching their heads as unidentified drones have been flying over nuclear plants across the country………http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-11-06/three-detained-over-drone-found-near-french-nuclear-plant/1386735

November 8, 2014 - Posted by | general

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