Security Focus Africa February 2021 Vol 39 No 2

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Worldwide drone incidents Learn about the latest drone-related incidents and intrusions from around the world. From https://www.dedrone.com/resources/incidents/all. Used with permission.

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rone flies over pasture in Altenmünster and startles horse: mare injured by electric fence. Private/Non-Coporate. Altenmünster, Germany. 25 February 2021. https://translate.google.com/ translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www. stadtzeitung.de/region/altenmuenster/blaulicht/ drohne-fliegt-ueber-weide-altenmuensterschreckt-pferd-stute-verletzt-elektrischem-zaunid219551.html Mossos stop drone flight over CampNou in Barcelona. Stadiums. Barcelona, Spain. 24 February 2021. https://www-mundodeportivo-com.cdn. ampproject.org/c/s/www.mundodeportivo.com/ futbol/fc-barcelona/20210224/492269528522/ interceptan-un-dron-que-intentaba-sobrevolar-elcamp-nou-durante-el-partido.html?facet=amp Illegal drone activity causes delays at Frankfurt airport. Airports. Frankfurt, Germany. 20 February 2021. https://translate.google.com/ translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www. sueddeutsche.de/panorama/kriminalitaetfrankfurt-am-main-drohne-am-frankfurterflughafen-gezielte-stoeraktion-dpa.urn-newsmldpa-com-20090101-210221-99-528433 Passenger plane is engulfed in flames at Saudi international airport after

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‘drone attack’ claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels Airports, Abha, Saudi Arabia, 10 February 2021. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ article-9245129/Civilian-plane-fire-Saudi-Arabiainternational-airport-attacked-Houthi-rebels.html Drones are biggest tactical concern since the rise of IEDs in Iraq, CENTCOM boss says. Government/Military. Qayyarah Air Base, Iraq. 9 February 2021. https://www.armytimes.com/news/yourarmy/2021/02/08/drones-are-biggest-tacticalconcern-since-ieds-rose-in-iraq-four-starsays/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_ medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%20 02.09.21&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20 Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief Florida man charged for flying drone near Super Bowl. Stadiums. Tampa, FL, USA. 7 February 2021. https://www.uasvision.com/2021/02/08/ florida-man-charged-for-flying-drone-near-superbowl/ Chilean navy helicopter collides with DJI Mavic Air 2 drone Airports. Santo Domingo, Chile. 23 January 2021. https://dronexl-co.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/dronexl. co/2021/01/26/helicopter-collides-dji-drone/?amp

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Drones cause a lot of trouble, even with less air traffic. Airports. Frankfurt, Germany. 20 January 2021. https://translate.google.com/ translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www. frankfurt-live.com/drohnen-machen-auch-beiwenig-flugverkehr-viel--aumlrger-128477.html Ten malicious drones were spotted in Hamburg. Airports. Hamburg, Germany. 18 January 2021. https://translate.google.com/ translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.zeit.de/ news/2021-01/18/in-hamburg-wurden-2020zehn-gefaehrliche-drohnen-gesichtet Man arrested for flying drone carrying mobile phones and drugs near maximum security prison in Laois. Prisons. Portlaoise, Ireland. January 8, 2021. https://www.irishpost.com/news/man-arrestedfor-flying-drone-carrying-mobile-phones-anddrugs-near-maximum-security-prison-inlaois-201104 For more information on what Dedrone is doing to secure the airspace of airports, correctional facilities, stadiums, military organisations and critical infrastructures against malicious drones, visit: https://www.dedrone.com/

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