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Customs and Border Protection Predator Drone Observes Minneapolis Protests

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday May 31 2020, @02:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the eye-in-the-sky dept.

takyon writes:

Border Patrol flies anti-terrorism drone over Minneapolis protestors

Thousands of people took to the streets of Minneapolis on Friday to protest the death of George Floyd, a local black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest. All the while, a Customs and Border Patrol drone kept a careful eye on the unfolding unrest.

The drone, using the tracking signal CBP104, took off from Grand Forks Airforce Base at 9:08 am Central Daylight Time and shortly afterward headed directly to Minneapolis, this feed from live flight tracking service FlightAware showed. The drone then circled the city six times from about 10:45 until noon. The aircraft maintained an altitude of about 20,000 feet.

Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Force's 319th Reconnaissance Wing. It is also a site Customs and Border Patrol personnel use for takeoff and landing of the Predator B unmanned aircraft system. CBP uses the drone in anti-terrorism operations by helping to identify and intercept potential terrorists and illegal cross-border activity.

Also at The Drive and Business Insider.

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by captain normal on Sunday May 31 2020, @04:45AM (3 children)

    by captain normal (2205) on Sunday May 31 2020, @04:45AM (#1001286)

    Guessing you didn't actually read the links you posted. Seem to me like the exact opposite of your rant. And like the AC above said, it appears right wing groups were causing the violence (see your second link).

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2020, @02:28PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2020, @02:28PM (#1001371)

    Woosh...