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Gatwick Airport: still search for identify drone operators

The two arrested on Saturday were released with apologies

The police last Saturday arrested two people accused of be drone operators who forced to close the London-Gatwick airport for almost 48 hours last week, but yesterday the British police released them because was not proof against the couple. A release with an apology that has thrown into embarrassment the security forces, intelligence and Her Majesty government accused of not being able to find the...

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