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posted by chromas on Tuesday April 24 2018, @10:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the that's-one-way-to-fix-it dept.

Saudi issues drone restrictions following palace incident

Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry on Sunday instructed drone enthusiasts to obtain permission to fly the devices until regulations were finalised, a day after security forces shot down a recreational drone near the king's palace in Riyadh.

Amateur online videos of heavy gunfire in the capital's Khozama district on Saturday sparked fears of possible political unrest in the world's top oil exporter. A senior Saudi official told Reuters there were no casualties when the drone was shot down and that King Salman was not in the palace at the time.

A security screening point had noticed the flying of a small unauthorized recreational drone, leading security forces to deal with it "according to their orders and instructions", state news agency SPA had said.


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  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:41PM (2 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:41PM (#671174) Homepage Journal

    When I was in Davos for #WEF2018 [twitter.com] the Swiss Law Enforcement had what they call jammers. Looks like a gun, you think maybe it's a gun that jams a lot (Vietnam), right? It's not a gun, it's cyber. It doesn't shoot bullets, it shoots digital. And the drones fall out of the sky!!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:52PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:52PM (#671325)

    What would you know about Vietnam? Hillary says you are a draft dodger unlike Brave McCain.

    • (Score: 2, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday April 25 2018, @01:38PM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Wednesday April 25 2018, @01:38PM (#671615) Homepage Journal

      What do I know about it? All I know is what's on the internet.

      I think I've made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I've created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. I've had tremendous success. I think I've done a lot. And I think people who listen to Crooked Hillary are very foolish!