Elderly man shoots down municipal drone in France

spiegel.de (German)

A 76-year-old man in southern France shot down a drone he believed was being used by burglars to spy on his property. The drone, however, belonged to the local municipality and was being used to inspect the condition of building roofs. The incident occurred in Nohic when the drone flew over the man's property. The mayor described the man as nice but panicked, stating he mistook the municipal inspection for a criminal reconnaissance mission.


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