Ongoing Unidentified Drone mystery in Paris sparks security scare

Ongoing Unidentified Drone mystery in Paris sparks security scare.(Dreuze.Info).[GoogleTranslate].


French police are hunting for clues as to who carried out night drone flights over landmarks in Paris.

The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were spotted at five different locations including the US Embassy and the Eiffel Tower but the operators and their motives remain a mystery.

The first drone was spotted just after midnight and the last around 6am local time, sparking a massive police search, but they were unable to determine the exact number of drones sighted. The capital is on high alert following the attacks in January.

“For the moment, what we’ve seen since these drone flights over nuclear plants began at the end of October, is that there are no projectiles. These drones are not crashing into the ground either,” explained a journalist specialised in military issues, Jean-Marc Tanguy.

“So these drones are being used by people who know how to operate them, though we can’t decipher whether we’re talking about professionals or geeks. It could just be teenagers who are capable of operating these little engines that you can be found in many shops.”

In October French police arrested three people near a nuclear reactor who were found in possession of a drone.(See Video above).


Reproduction autorisée avec la mention suivante : © Christian Larnet pour Dreuz.info.