Drone confiscated by police as Obama arrives
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Drone confiscated by police as Obama arrives
Not a vulture but a drone: Cameraman detained at Mandela hospital | News | National | Mail & Guardian
Filmmaker used a pro drone to shoot aerials of the crowd outside of Nelson Mandela's hospital.
Sorry couldn't resist the tabloid style subject line.
Mickjoebill
Filmmaker used a pro drone to shoot aerials of the crowd outside of Nelson Mandela's hospital.
29 JUN 2013 06:33 REUTERS
"You can't fly one of those things without a permit," one police officer said at the hospital after Hamman was escorted away. Pretoria police declined to comment further.
The incident came just hours before US President Barack Obama started an official visit to South Africa, which will include stops in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Asked how he thought Obama's huge security detail might react if he launched the flying "eye in the sky" in the vicinity of the president, Hamman chuckled: "That would be a mistake"
"You can't fly one of those things without a permit," one police officer said at the hospital after Hamman was escorted away. Pretoria police declined to comment further.
The incident came just hours before US President Barack Obama started an official visit to South Africa, which will include stops in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Asked how he thought Obama's huge security detail might react if he launched the flying "eye in the sky" in the vicinity of the president, Hamman chuckled: "That would be a mistake"
Mickjoebill
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