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| Paris police arrest Al-Jazeera journalists over drone | |
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| Three Al-Jazeera journalists have been arrested for the alleged illegal flying of a drone in Paris after being spotted by police in the Bois de Boulogne area. | |
| A spokesman for prosecutors said there was "no relationship for the moment" between the arrests and mysterious drone flights over the city at night. | A spokesman for prosecutors said there was "no relationship for the moment" between the arrests and mysterious drone flights over the city at night. |
| Al-Jazeera said the journalists had been "filming a report on the city's recent mystery drones". | |
| Drones were spotted over city landmarks for a second night running on Tuesday. | |
| Flying drones over Paris without a license is banned by law. | Flying drones over Paris without a license is banned by law. |
| The offense carries a maximum one-year prison sentence and a €75,000 (£55,000; $85,000) fine. | The offense carries a maximum one-year prison sentence and a €75,000 (£55,000; $85,000) fine. |
| A judicial source told AFP news agency of the three people arrested: "The first was piloting the drone, the second was filming and the third was watching." | A judicial source told AFP news agency of the three people arrested: "The first was piloting the drone, the second was filming and the third was watching." |
| The names and nationalities of the journalists have not been released. Al-Jazeera is a Qatar-based satellite TV channel. | The names and nationalities of the journalists have not been released. Al-Jazeera is a Qatar-based satellite TV channel. |
| It is against the law for any aircraft to fly lower than 6,000m (19,700ft) over central Paris. Flying any aircraft under that ceiling - including drones, police helicopters and air ambulances - requires permission from city authorities. | It is against the law for any aircraft to fly lower than 6,000m (19,700ft) over central Paris. Flying any aircraft under that ceiling - including drones, police helicopters and air ambulances - requires permission from city authorities. |
| Flying a drone at night is banned completely. | Flying a drone at night is banned completely. |
| In October, a 24-year-old Israeli tourist was fined €400 (£293) and spent a night in jail after flying a drone over the city's historic Hotel Dieu hospital and a police station | In October, a 24-year-old Israeli tourist was fined €400 (£293) and spent a night in jail after flying a drone over the city's historic Hotel Dieu hospital and a police station |
| Unidentified drones have been spotted across the country in the past year, most recently over the presidential palace and a bay in Brittany that houses nuclear submarines, as well as over nuclear power plants. | Unidentified drones have been spotted across the country in the past year, most recently over the presidential palace and a bay in Brittany that houses nuclear submarines, as well as over nuclear power plants. |
| The French authorities have opened an inquiry into the flights but government spokesman Stephane Le Foll ruled out any security concern. | |
| "There is nothing to worry about," he told reporters. | "There is nothing to worry about," he told reporters. |